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24 Hour Urine, Aminolevulinic Acid

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Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Aminolevulinic Acid Urine
PDM 5902031
Informatics - WorkgroupChemistry
Synonyms *24 HR
ALA
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID, URINE 24 HOUR
Display Name *24 Hour Urine, Aminolevulinic Acid
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Urine
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)ALA is a precursor to uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin, and protoporphyrin. Concentrations of ALA are greatly increased in many patients with acute neurological forms of porphyrias and in some patients with chronic alcohol abuse.
IP Orderable (inpatient) Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient) Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build Comments
Filter *
Cerner Site RestrictAML/Quest Labs
Cerner Results

Result Desc Result display Result PDM
Aminolevulinic Creat ALA24CREAT 5902032
Aminolevulinic Acid, Volume ALA24TV 5902033
Aminolevulinic Acid, Urine ALA24X 5902030
Amino Levulinic Acid Interval ALA24INT 5902034

Actual Epic Build 3/11/2025

PROCEDURE ID 35207
PDM 5902031
ORDER DISPLAY NAME 24 Hour Urine, Aminolevulinic Acid
PROCEDURE NAME AMINOLEVULINIC ACID, 24 HOUR
PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER LAB356
SHORT PROCEDURE NAME AMINOLEVULIN
CATEGORY CODE 6.0
CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME LAB URINE ORDERABLES
SYNONYMS 24 HR
ALA
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID, URINE 24 HOUR
CLINICALLY ACTIVE Yes
ORDERABLE Yes
PERFORMABLE Yes
FILTER GENOMICS
REFERENCE LINK URL https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/35207
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE Urine
SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST Urine
SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST Urine, Clean Catch
Urine, Catheter
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE Urine, Clean Catch
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE Urine, Clean Catch
SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT AMLEVACIDINT
DELTAALAUR
AMLEVACIDCRE
DELTAALAVOL
OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT AMLEVACIDINT
DELTAALAUR
AMLEVACIDCRE
DELTAALAVOL
ORDER QUESTIONS []
ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS []
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE
INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP
EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE Urine, Clean Catch
Catheter
EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE
EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE
EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE Urine
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S Urine, Clean Catch
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T
IP ORDERABLE 1
OP ORDERABLE 1
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME
COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)

Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM
3047800989.0 AMINOLEVULINIC ACID CREATININE AMLEVACIDCRE AMINOLEVULINIC ACID CREATININE 5902032
3048100045.0 AMINOLEVULINIC ACID, VOLUME DELTAALAVOL DELTA ALA VOL 5902033
3048100044.0 AMINOLEVULINIC ACID - URINE DELTAALAUR DELTA ALA UR 5902030
3047800990.0 AMINOLEVULINIC ACID, INTERVAL AMLEVACIDINT AMINOLEVULINIC ACID INTERVAL 5902034