Pre Testing Requirements
An NaOH bottle to be collected from the laboratory for a 24 hour sample. Phone ext 98606 to arrange.
Adult Specimen
24 hr urine collection into 15 mL 2M NaOH
Department
Biochemistry
Test Availability
Mon - Sun, 24hrs
Laboratory Turnaround Time
3 hrs
Method
Cobas 6000 enzymatic, Rural Waikato Labs Vitros 350 enzymatic
Unit of measurement
mmol/24 hr
Reference interval
Uncertainty of measurement
5%
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL Do not refrigerate urine.
