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Test Code 181451767 Creatinine Ascites Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Torrance Memorial Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Submit the following specimen:

 

Specimen Type:  Ascites fluid
Container/Tube:  Sterile Container
Additional instructions:  None

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

 

Storage Temp Stability:
Room Temperature:  12 hours
Refrigerated:  7 days

Methodology

Spectrophotometry

Reference Range

Interpretive Guidelines Ascites/Peritoneal Fluid:
Creatinine measurements are sometimes used to differentiate peritoneal fluid from urine. Significantly increased concentrations of creatinine in peritoneal fluid may indicate aspiration from the urinary bladder or rupture of the urinary bladder.

Day(s) Test Set up/TAT

Performed:

Daily

Available STAT

TAT:

STAT: <1 hr
Routine: < 4 hrs

Aliases

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CPT Code

82570