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5-HIAA, Random Urine

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UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

 

Specimen Type
random urine container type C

 

Test ID 5HRN
Test Number 1086
Group/Individual Test Individual
CPT Code(s) 83497
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station 30
SpecimenRoutine:Random Urine, Container "C"; Refrigerate; See Comments
   
AvailabilityRoutine:Performed once per week
   
   
Turnaround Time Set up weekly
Resulted by 4:00pm Friday
Reference RangeNormal:1.4-11.2 mg/g creatinine
 Critical:N/A
CommentsObtain "C" container from laboratory. Refrigerate during collection.

Patient should be placed on restricted diet from foods high in hydroxyindole for at lest 72 hours prior to collection of urine (avocados, bananas, eggplant, pineapples, plums, tomatoes, walnuts)

Method: High Performance Liquid Chromatography

 

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