Calcium/Creatine Ratio, Urine

Overview
Department	Biochemistry
Test Code	UCAC
Synonyms
Availability	Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time	2 – 4 hrs
Stability – Add test
Specimen Requirements
Specimen	Urine
Preferred	5 mL
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements	500 µL
Aliquot Requirements
Sample	Urine
Preferred Volume	5 mL
Minimum Volume	500 µL
Aliquot Transportation
Clinical Information
Reference Intervals	Reference Range 0.06 - 0.45 mole ratio
Test Method	Abbott c8000 series analyser using Abbott reagent.
Advanced Notice	Not Required
Patient Preparation
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