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Albumin - urine

Alternate names:

24 hour urinary albumin excretion, acr, albumin concentration, Albumin creatinine ratio, micro albumin

Laboratory:

Biochemistry

Test Code:

24UALB, ALBCRU

Specimen types:

Urine

Container types:

Sterile Jar
24 hour urine - PLAIN bottle

Collection Instructions:

Transport specimen at Room Temperature to lab

For Timed excretion collect into a plain 24 Hr urine container.

For ALB/Creat ratio the recommended sample is the first morning void collected into a sterile container.

This test is not indicated if urine Total Protein is > 0.3 g/L

Frequency:

Daily

Result Turnaround Time:

4 hours

Reference Interval:

Excretion Rate: <20 ug/min

Albumin/Creat ratio:

Female < 3.5 mg/mmol

Male <2.5 mg/mmol

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