Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

URINE VALUES

URINE VALUES

URINE VALUES

Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Acetone plus acetoacetate (quantitative) 0 0 mg/L 2 ml
Amylase 24–76 units/ml 24–76 arb. unit


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Calcium 300 mg/day or less 7.5 mmol/day or less 24-hr specimen Collect in special bottle with 10 ml of concentrated HCl
Catecholamines Epinephrine: under 20 μg/day <109 nmol/day 24-hr specimen Should be collected with 10 ml of concentrated HCl (pH should be between 2.0 and 3.0)
Norepinephrine: under 100 μg/day <590 nmol/day
Chorionic gonadotropin 0 0 arb. unit 1st morning void
Copper 0–100 μg/day 0–1.6 μmol/day 24-hr specimen
Coproporphyrin 50–250 μg/day 80–380 nmol/day 24-hr specimen Collect with 5 g of sodium carbonate
Children under 80 lb (36 kg): 0–75 μg/day 0–115 nmol/day
Creatine Under 100 mg/day or less than 6% of creatinine. In pregnancy: up to 12%. In children under 1 yr: may equal creatinine. In older children: up to 30% of creatinine. <0.75 mmol/day 24-hr specimen Also order creatinine
Creatinine 15–25 mg/kg of body weight/day 0.13–0.22 mmol · kg–1/day 24-hr specimen
Cystine or cysteine 0 0 10 ml Qualitative


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Hemoglobin and myoglobin 0 Freshly voided sample Chemical examination with benzidine
5–Hydroxyindoleacetic acid 2–9 mg/day (women lower than men) 10–45 μmol/day 24-hr specimen Collect with 10 ml of concentrated HCl
Lead 0.08μg/ml or 120 μg/day or less 0.39μmol/L or less 24-hr specimen


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Phosphorus (inorganic) Varies with intake; average, 1 g/day 32 mmol/day 24-hr specimen Collect with 10 ml of concentrated HCl
Porphobilinogen 0 0 10 ml Use freshly voided urine
Protein:
Quantitative <150 mg/24 hr <0.15 g/day 24-hr specimen


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Steroids:
17–Ketosteroids (per day) Age Male Female 24-hr specimen Not valid if patient is receiving meprobamate
10 1–4 mg 1–4 mg 3–14 μmol 3–14 μmol
20 6–21 4–16 21–73 14–56
30 8–26 4–14 28–90 14–49
50 5–18 3–9 17–62 10–31
70 2–10 1–7 7–35 3–24
17–Hydroxysteroids 3–8 mg/day (women lower than men) 8–22 μmol/day as tetrahydrocortisol 24-hr specimen Keep cold; chlorpromazine and related drugs interfere with assay
Sugar:
Quantitative glucose 0 0 mmol/L 24-hr or other timed specimen


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Urobilinogen Up to 1.0 Ehrlich U To 1.0 arb. unit 2-hr sample (1–3 p.m. )
Uroporphyrin 0–30 μg/day <36 nmol/day SEE: Coproporphyrin


Determination Reference Range Minimal ml Required Note
Conventional SI
Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) Up to 9 mg/24 hr Up to 45 μmol/day 24-hr specimen Collect as for catecholamines


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URINE VALUES
URINE VALUES
Last updated: June 23, 2009
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