Random or 24 Hour Urine, Aluminum

Synonyms

  • ALUMINUM, URINE
  • LAB11715

Cerner Name

Aluminum, Urine

Clinical Info


Monitor patients for prior and ongoing exposure to aluminum.

Specimen Sources

Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Foley Urine, Nephrostomy Urine, Suprapubic

Specimen Types

Urine

Specimen Volume

Container

24hr Ur No Preserv

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Clean, plastic Urine container with no metal cap or glued insert or 24 Hr urine collection -No Preservative.
Volume: 5 mL Random or 24 Hr collection (1.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability:14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS
TAT: 3 - 5 Days

Days Performed

Tuesday, 8 a.m; Thursday; 12 p.m

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp Burlington, NC

CPT

82108
82570

PDM

5901726

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ALUMINUM, URN ALURN ALUMINUM URN Aluminum, Urine
CREATININE(CRT),U CREATUR CREATININE U Creatinine, Urine
ALUMINUM/CRT RATIO ALCRTRATIO ALUMINUM CRT RATIO Aluminum/Crt Ratio
ALUMINUM,URINE 24 HR ALUR24 ALUMINUM, URINE 24 HR Aluminum,Urine 24 Hr

Result Interpretation

  • Environmental exposure: 5−30 μg/L, 0−32 μg/24 hours
  • Aluminum:creatinine ratio: <50 μg/g creatinine
  • Occupational exposure: 150 μg/g creatinine (collected at end of shift)

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB11715 build edit