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Magnesium, Urine, Random

Alias:

Magnesium (Mg), Mg (Magnesium)

Methodology:

Spectrophotometric

Performed:

Sunday through Saturday

Analytical Time:

16 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Magnesium, Urine, Random

Container/Tube Type:

Sterile Container

Collection Information:

Collect urine in a sterile urine cup.

Transport Information:

10.0 mL of urine

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

0.3 mL of urine

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

4 days

Frozen Stability:

3 weeks

Ambient Stability:

2 days

Magnesium, Urine, Random

Sunquest Order Code:

UMG

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB405

CPT Code:

83735

Magnesium, Urine, Random

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM