Test Code LAB6521 Bioptern, Urine

Performing Laboratory

St. Louis Children's Hospital Sendout to Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Specimen Requirements

Patient Preparation: None

Container/Tube

Preferred: Clean, plastic urine collection container with no metal cap(s) or glued insert(s) and no preservative supplied by St Louis Children's Hospital.
Acceptable: Any clean, plastic collection container.
Collection Volume: 10.0 mL (minimum 5.0 mL)

Special Instructions:

1. Protect specimen from light and send to lab promptly.

2. Send competed "Children's Hospital Los Angeles Biochemical Genetics & Special Chemistry Test Requisition" with specimen.

Sample Rejection

Mislabeled or unlabeled specimens.

Logistics

Test Availability: Daily
Cut-off time: None

Days set up by performing lab: Monday-Friday
Turnaround Time: 8-10 days

Reference Values

Reference Interval: Interpretive report will be provided

Critical Value: Decided by Medical director at performing laboratory based on abnormal pattern

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), fluorescent detection

Limitations

Additional Information

FOR SLCH CORE LABORATORY USE ONLY

Lab Processing Instructions: Mix urine well and pour into a 60-mL amber urine transport vial to protect from light. Place specimen in dry ice to freeze immediately.
Processed Volume: 10.0 mL (minimum 5.0 mL) urine protected from light

Transport Temperature: Frozen on dry ice
Analyte Stability:

Specimen Type	Temperature	Time
urine (no preservative)	Ambient	unacceptable
	Refrigerated	NA
	Frozen	1 month

NOTE:

1. Ship specimen Monday-Thursday only on dry ice for overnight delivery.

2. Send competed "Children's Hospital Los Angeles" requisition with specimen.

3. Ship specimen to:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Duque Building, 2nd Floor, Room 2-290
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

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