Method Name
Colormetric
Aliases
Creatinine, Serum; Creatinine Blood, Creatinine - Blood
Specimen Required
One Lithium Heparin separator or one SST/gel tube
Specimen Minimum Volume
1.0 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 7 days refrigerated.
Special Instructions
Includes an estimated glomerular filtration rate calculation (eGFR) for each result. Reference range: >60 mL/min/1.73m2
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
Female: 0.5-0.9 mg/dL Male: 0.7-1.2 mg/dL