Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Random Urine, 5 HIAA, Quantitative Build info

Synonyms

  • 5 HIAA, URINE, QUANTITATIVE, RANDOM
  • HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID
  • 5 HIAA (SEROTONIN) RANDOM URINE
  • LAB353

Short Name

5 HIAA QUANT RU

Procedure Master Number

LAB353

Procedure ID

35201

Clinical Info

Values above 10 mg/24 hours occur in carcinoid syndrome. Slight elevations also occur in nontropical sprue and after reserpine administration.

Specimen Sources

Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch

Specimen Types

Urine

Container

Urine Cup

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Sterile Urine Container
Specimen:   10 mL random urine (5mL min) 
      After urine collection, add 6N HCl to maintain a pH below 3. Urine without preservative is acceptable if pH is below 6
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: Room temperature: 7 days                 Refrigerated: 30 days                 Frozen: 30 days
TAT: 3 - 4 Days
Patient Preparation:
Patient should avoid food high in indoles: avocados, banana, tomato, plum, walnut, pineapple, and eggplant. Patient should also avoid tobacco, tea and coffee three days prior to specimen collection.
 
 

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 7 days                 Refrigerated: 30 days                 Frozen: 30 days
TAT: 3 - 4 Days
Patient Preparation:
Patient should avoid food high in indoles: avocados, banana, tomato, plum, walnut, pineapple, and eggplant. Pat

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

83497

PDM

5908000

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Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
5 HIAA RANDOM URINE 5HIAAUR 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETATE MG L IN URINE 5 Hiaa Random Urine
CREATININE, RANDOM URINE CREATU CREATININE U Creatinine, Ur