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| 91342 Porphyrins, Urine Fractionated |
| Specimen: | ||||||||||
| Collect: |
Timed Urine
Also Acceptable Random Urine |
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| Submit: |
5 mL (Min:4 mL) Aliquot(s) Timed Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Frozen.
Also Acceptable 5 mL (Min:4 mL) Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Frozen. |
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| Special Handling: |
24 HR Urine Collection Preferred Keep Specimen Refrigerated During Collection Protect from Light State Collection Time State Volume Evaluation of neurologic and/or psychiatric symptoms associated with acute porphyrias such as acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) requires urine porphobilinogen (PBG) testing. (IP Test #91182) |
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| Rejection Criteria: | Specimen not protected from light | |||||||||
| Stability: | Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 4 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable | |||||||||
| Methodology: | High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) | |||||||||
| Performed: | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday | |||||||||
| Reported: | 2-5 Day(s) | |||||||||
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| Interpretive Data: | Please see report for interpretive data. | |||||||||
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