24-hour urine container

Entire Collection

Entire Collection

1. No preservative
2. Refrigerate the container during the collection period.
3. The 24-hour volume is required.
4. The start and end dates and times of collection are required.
5. Please click the Urine Collection and Patient Instructions for 24-Hour Urine Collection links for additional collection instructions.

Room Temperature, refrigerated is acceptable

Processing Instructions: 

1. Measure and record the total volume of the urine collection.
2. Vigorously shake the entire urine container to ensure all its contents are adequately mixed.
3. Pour off a portion of the urine into a false bottom tube.
   1. Optimally, the specimen should not be refrigerated.
   2. If the specimen arrives refrigerated, incubate the aliquot in a 37 C water bath for 30 minutes. Doing this will bring precipitates back into solution.
   3. Sample stability may be prolonged by adding NaOH to raise the pH to > 8.0
   4. Please click the Mayo link for a complete list of acceptable preservatives.
4. Centrifuge the false bottom tube.