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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Calcium, Urine (UCA) - Edmonton Zone | ||
| Clinical Indications: | Identification of abnormal physiologic states causing excess or suppressed excretion of calcium, such as hyperparathyroidism, vitamin D abnormality, diseases that destroy bone, prostate cancer and drug treatment such as thiazide therapy. | ||
| Test Code: | UCA | ||
| Primary Container: | 24 hour specimen: acid bottle (25 mL, 6 mol/L HCl) Random urine ONLY: Sterile Container #2 | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | See 24 Hour Urine Collection - Patient Instructions for detailed instructions. If random urine calcium, phosphate and/or magnesium are ordered in addition to other urine chemistry tests, these 3 tests require a separate accession number and are placed in a separate container. This alternate (i.e. second) container has been designated Sterile Container #2. | ||
| Processing: | Minimum 10 mL required. Random collections: pH must be adjusted to 1 (pH paper) by drop wise addition of 6N HCl | ||
| Testing Schedule: | Continuously | ||
| Reference Interval: | 24 Hour Specimen: 2.0-7.5 mmol/d 24 Hour and Random Specimens: calcium/creatinine ratio: < 1 year: <2.25 mmol/mmol creatinine 1 - < 2 years: <1.7 mmol/mmol creatinine 2 - < 3 years: <1.4 mmol/mmol creatinine 3 - < 5 years: <1.2 mmol/mmol creatinine > 5 years: <0.6 mmol/mmol creatinine | ||
| Testing Area: | Chemistry | ||
| Performing Site: | University of Alberta Hospital | ||
| Additional Test Information: | On normal calcium diet (>500 mg/day). | ||
| Last Updated On: | Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Mar 13 2017 12:00AM | ||
