Patient Preparation

 

Collect

24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection. 

Specimen Preparation

Transfer two 4 mL aliquots from a well-mixed 24-hour urine collection into 2 ARUP Standard Transport Tubes or 2 ARUP Standard Transport Tubes containing 20 mg Sulfamic Acid (ARUP supply #48098) available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or by contacting ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787. (Min: 3 mL/aliquot) Adequate refrigeration is the most important aspect of specimen preservation. 

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated. 

Unacceptable Conditions

 

Remarks

Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form. 

Stability

Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 month 

Test Number	Components	Reference Interval
	17-Ketosteroids - per 24h	Male Female 0-11 months: 0.0-1.0 mg/d 1-5 years: 1.0-2.0 mg/d 6-10 years: 1.0-4.4 mg/d 11-12 years: 1.3-8.5 mg/d 13-16 years: 3.4-9.8 mg/d 17-50 years: 5.3-17.6 mg/d 51 years and older: 4.1-12.1 mg/d 0-11 months: 0.0-1.0 mg/d 1-5 years: 1.0-2.0 mg/d 6-10 years: 1.4-3.9 mg/d 11-12 years: 3.8-9.5 mg/d 13-16 years: 4.5-17.1 mg/d 17-50 years: 4.4-14.2 mg/d 51 years and older: 3.2-10.6 mg/d
	17-Ketosteroids - per volume	Not available
	Creatinine, Urine - per 24h	Age Male Female 3-8 years 140-700 mg/d 140-700 mg/d 9-12 years 300-1300 mg/d 300-1300 mg/d 13-17 years 500-2300 mg/d 400-1600 mg/d 18-50 years 1000-2500 mg/d 700-1600 mg/d 51-80 years 800-2100 mg/d 500-1400 mg/d 81 years and older 600-2000 mg/d 400-1300 mg/d
	Creatinine, Urine - per volume	No reference interval

Reference intervals for random urine samples (mg/L) are not available.

An alternative and more specific test for adrenal androgen function is Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Serum (ARUP test code 0070040).

A large number of substances may interfere with this test. Decreases may be caused by carbamazepine, cephaloridine, cephalothin, chlormerodrin, digoxin, glucose, metyrapone, promazine, propoxyphene, reserpine, and others. Increases may be caused by acetone, acetophenide, ascorbic acid, chloramphenicol, chlorothiazide, chlorpromazine, cloxacillin, dexamethasone, erythromycin, ethinamate, etryptamine, methicillin, methyprylon, morphine, oleandomycin, oxacillin, penicillin, phenaglycodol, phenazopyridine, phenothiazine, piperidine, quinidine, secobarbital, spironolactone, and others. 

N/A

83586

Component Test Code*	Component Chart Name	LOINC
0020207	Creatinine, Urine - per volume	2161-8
0020208	Creatinine, Urine - per 24h	2162-6
0080190	17-Ketosteroids - per volume	21038-5
0080191	17-Ketosteroids - per 24h	6766-0
0097110	Total Volume	19153-6
0097111	Hours Collected	30211-7

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