Specimen Requirements
Title
OXLATE, 24 HR URINE
Specimen Requirement
Contact lab for directions
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