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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: | Magnesium, urine (UMG) - Edmonton Zone | ||
| Clinical Indications: | Assessing the cause of abnormal serum magnesium. | ||
| Primary Container: | 24-hour specimen: acid bottle (25 mL, 6 mol/L HCl) Specimens must be collected in a container preserved with acid 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 30 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 - 8.0 mmol/d Random Specimen: N/A | ||
| Testing Area: | Chemistry | ||
| Performing Site: | University of Alberta Hospital | ||
| Last Updated On: | Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Apr 20 2017 12:00AM | ||
