Order must include patients age and gender
1. When starting the 24-hour period, urinate and discard (throw-away) this specimen. NOTE THE TIME
2. From that time on, collect all urine by urinating into a clean container and transfer into the provided container.
DO NOT URINATE DIRECTLY INTO CONTAINER.
3. Try to pass the last urine just prior to the end of the 24 hour period. Add this urine into the container.
4. Urine Specimen should be kept refrigerated during and after collection.
Printable Patient Collection Instructions
English 24 Hour Urine Collection
Spanish 24 Hour Urine Collection
Burmese 24 Hour Urine Collection
Arabic 24 Hour Urine Collection
Preferred
<1 year: <1.0 mg/24 hrs
1 year to 4 years: <2.0 mg/24 hrs
5 years to 8 years: <3.0 mg/24 hrs
9 years to 12 years: 3.0 - 10.0 mg/24 hrs
13 years to 16 years: 5.0-12.0 mg/24 hrs
Male
17 years to 20 years: 9.0-22.0 mg/24 hrs
> 20 years: 8.0 - 20.0 mg/24 hrs
Female
> 16 years: 6.0 - 15.0 mg/24 hrs
If age and sex are not provided Default: 6.0-20.0 mg/24 hrs
Reference Ranges are not available for timed collections other than 24-hour urines
3 to 5 days
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