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Test Code UGLU Glucose, Urine, 24 Hour

Specimen Type

24 Hr. Urine

Collection Volume

Entire collection

Minimum Collection Volume

Entire collection

Collection Instructions

Instruct the patient to void at 8:00 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period, i.e., 8:00 AM the next morning. Screw the lid on securely. Specimens should be transported promptly to the Clinical Laboratory. Container must be labelled with patient’s full name, room number, date and time collection started, and date end time collection finished.

Rejection Criteria

Fecal contamination, entire collection not chilled, acidified urine

Specimen Storage and Stability

Refrigerate specimen.

Turn Around Time

24 hours

Lab Department

Chemistry

Alias

Glucose, 24 Hr. Urine; Glu, 24 Hr., Urine; 24 Hr. Glucose, Urine;

EPIC Code

LAB396

Acceptable Collection Container

24 Hr. Urine Container, no preservative required

Additional Information

No Preservative required

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday, 24 hours