Specimen Requirements

Title

OXLATE, 24 HR URINE

Specimen Requirement

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Acid must be added to collection container.

Methodology

Stability

Refrigerated or Frozen 7 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

4 days Performed Mon, Wed, Fri

Clinical Use

Monitoring therapy for kidney stones in addition to identifying oxalate in the “risk profile”” for stones. Increased urine oxalate may suggest disease states such as fat malabsorption

Test Code

alanine glyoxalate transferase enzyme deficiency