TP - Total Protein in Urine
Specimen Collection Requirements
Preferred: 24-hour Urine collection, one sterile container without preservative Also acceptible: Random urine without preservative
Collect urine over 24 hours. Refrigerate during collection. Mix urine well in one container before removing aliquot. Remove particulates by centrifugation prior to analysis. Record collection time interval and total volume on transport tube and test request form.
Ambient (20-25°C): 24 hours; Refrigerated (2-8°C): 7 days; Frozen (-15 to -25°C): 1 month
Testing Information
Samaritan Health Services Laboratories
Reference Values
TIMED URINE:
ADULT: up to 150 mg/24 hours
Last Updated:
Thursday, January 5, 2017 03:42:26 AM