About the rejected urine specimen

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From Metametrix, they told me that Vit C is a diuretic, and that may have made

the urine too dilute. Then Dr. just sent this:

From: Dr. Bob

Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:28 AM

To: jab@...; 'Bob '

Subject: RE: Hi guys, need some help

The urine specimen received on 4/1 had a creatinine of 18.1. The urine

received on 4/21 had a cratinine of less than 16.

We still have the specimen from 4/1. We can analyze it and put a " low

creatinine disclaimer " in the comment field. The results will come back

high, but the physician can pseudo-normalize the reults by assuming a

creatine value of 60. To do this, simply divide the results by 3. This

method will pick up the truly abnormal results. Borderline abnormals may be

missed.

rmd

Fw: Hi guys, need some help

Lynn: This is a patient on my e-list: Please comment so I can give her an

answer. Dr. JM

Hi guys, need some help