Oligosaccharides Screen, Urine (Referred Out) - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Description
Testing ordering requirements
Forms required
- Requisitions must have specific test indicated
- Miscellaneous Specimen Requisition Form #101878 or SHR Laboratory Medicine Community Laboratory Requisition Form #101064 or Acute Care Phlebotomy Requisition Form #101062
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Random urine, first morning void if possible
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Sterile Wide Mouthed Screw Cap Container (Pink Top)
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 10 mL urine
- Minimum volume/Pediatric Volume: 5 mL urine
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection)
Transport and stability
- Send to SPH on an ice pack
- Freeze immediately upon receipt in the lab
- Ship frozen to referral laboratory
Rejection criteria
- If specimen thaws it is unsuitable for analysis
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Testing Information
Relevant clinical history
- Family history
- Must include diagnosis and/or patient symptoms on the requisition
Relevant Recent Medication History
- A recent medication list is relevant for clinical interpretation of results
Clinical interpretation
- This is the recommended test for the initial workup of a suspected oligosaccharidosis disorder
- Result interpretation should be correlated with clinical and other laboratory findings
Performance
Methodology
- Available upon request
Days/times performed
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Results reporting
- 3-4 week turnaround time by referral laboratory
Last Updated: October 9, 2024