Specimen Requirements
Title
Creatinine Clearance, 24HR Urine
Specimen Requirement
Includes: Creatinine (serum and urine), Creatinine Clearance (calculation).
Specimen(s): 10mL aliquot from a well-mixed, 24-hour urine collection and 1mL serum.
Record total volume, patient’s height and weight on specimen container and requisition. NOTE: A serum creatinine level must be collected within 24 hours of the beginning or ending of the urine collection.
Methodology
Stability
Refrigerated: 5 days
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
Test Code
24CC