VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR URINE
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  VMA

MGH LIS Test No

  772

Schedule

  Monday and Thursday

Testing Time

  4 Days

Testing Lab

  Warde Medical Laboratories

QORR Test Code

  VMA

Specimen Info

Type

  Urine - 24 hr collection  

Volume

  10 mL aliquot

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

  25 mL 6N HCL; maintain 2-3pH

Collection Info

  10 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine.  Refrigerate.  Colect urine with 25 mL of 6N 
HCL to maintain a pH between 2- 3.  Record total volume on test request form 
and on container label.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
HPLC

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
84585, 82570

Reference Range
Less than 6.0 mg/24 Hours

Creatinine:
Males:      1.0-2.0 g/24 Hours
Females:  0.8-1.8 g/24 Hours

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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