Specimen Requirements

Submit all of the following:

Specimen Type: Plasma or serum

Container/Tube:

Plasma: Heparin, plain or gel separator

Serum: Clot, plain, activator or gel separator

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Collection Instructions: Sample is drawn and submitted by peritoneal dialysis unit.

Specimen Type: Urine, 24 hour

Container/Tube: Collection container (available from Rice Lab)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic conical or transport tube

Specimen Volume: 5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. No preservative is required.

2. Instruct patient to void at the beginning of the collection period and discard the specimen.

3. Collect all urine, including the final specimen voided at the end of the collection period.

4. Measure and record urine volume, date and time collected, and collection interval.

5. Aliquot 5 mL of well mixed specimen into a transport tube.

Additional Information:

1. 24-Hour volume is required.

2. See Collection Instructions: Timed Urine Specimens in Special Instructions.

Specimen Type: Dialysate

Container/Tube: Plastic urine container or tube.

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:  Sample is drawn and submitted by peritoneal dialysis unit.