Specimen Requirements

Container Type: 24-hour dark plastic urine container that's metal free
Specimen Type: 24-hour urine collection
Preferred Volume: 10 mL
Emergency Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Patient Prep: Give patient 24 HOUR URINE COLLECTION Form # F21982 with instructions to document time and date of collection & to return it to lab with entire urine collection.
Collection Procedure: Collect a 24-hour urine in a 24-hour dark plastic urine container. Refrigerate during collection.
Specimen Processing: Aliquot 10 mL of a well-mixed 24-hour urine collection into a leakproof plastic urine container that's metal free. Acidify Urine aliquot to pH of 1 with 6N HCl prior to analysis. Record collection time and total volume. Store and transport refrigerated.
Required Patient Info: Collection time period in hours & total volume in mL.

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