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Test Includes
Creatinine, serum; eGFR calculation; albumin, random urine; creatinine, urine; albumin:creatinine ratio, urine
Expected Turnaround Time
Within 1 day
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum (preferred) or plasma and urine (random)
Volume
1 mL serum or plasma and 10 mL urine
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum or plasma and 2 mL urine
Container
Red-top tube, gel-barrier tube, green-top (heparin) tube, or lavender-top (EDTA) tube and plastic urine container
Collection
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection.
Storage Instructions
Maintain specimens at room temperature.
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 7 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Causes for Rejection
Hemolysis; improper labeling
Test Details
Use
This panel is useful in the identification of patients with early Chronic Kidney Disease and management of patients with relatively early diabetes mellitus to assist in avoiding or delaying the onset of diabetic renal disease.
See the individual tests as listed in the Directory of Service for detailed information.
Methodology
Creatinine: kinetic jaffe; Albumin: immunoturbidimetric
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 001370 | Creatinine | mg/dL | 2160-0 |
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 100798 | Comment: | N/A | |
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 013672 | Creatinine, Urine | mg/dL | 2161-8 |
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 140097 | Albumin, Urine | ug/mL | 14957-5 |
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 140291 | Alb/Creat Ratio | mg/g creat | 9318-7 |
| 140301 | Kidney Profile | 34535-5 | 100779 | eGFR | mL/min/1.73 | 98979-8 |
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