24 Hour Urine, Citric Acid (Citrate) Build info
Synonyms |
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Short Name |
CITRATE URIN |
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Procedure Master Number |
LAB377 |
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Procedure ID |
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Clinical Info |
The mean urinary citrate excretion rate in patients with idiopathic calcium urolithiasis has been found to be significantly lower than that of control groups. Hypocitraturia is common in patients with urolithiasis resulting from renal tubular acidosis and in patients with enteric hyperoxaluria. Citrate excretion is low in renal insufficiency. |
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Specimen Type |
Urine |
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Container |
24hr Ur 30mL 6N HCl |
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Collection Instructions |
Container/Tube: 24-hour urine collection with 30 mL 6N HCL preservative or add to container more than 24 hrs after collection |
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Transport Instructions |
Refrigerate specimen during collection and transport. If no preservative please freeze |
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Specimen Stability |
29 Days Room Temperature |
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Methodology |
Nuclear magmatic resonance (NMR) |
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Days Performed |
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Performing Laboratory |
LabCorp |
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CPT |
82507 |
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PDM |
5900451 |
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Results |
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