Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio

Test Includes

Urine Protein and Urine Creatinine

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Urine Cup

Summary Test Name

Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Refrigerate until courier pickup

Specimen Stability

See individual tests.  Samples are saved for 3 days.

Minimum Volume

1 mL urine

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

spin/separate and refrigerate until analysis

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours, S 2 hours

Reference Value

See individual tests for normal ranges