Updated Test

Effective Date

11/06/2024

Updated Test

17-KETOSTEROIDS

Test Details

Ordering Code

3683210

Specimen Information

Testing description field

Collect

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Deleted: 24 hour urine (refrigerate during collection)Added:

Specimen Preparation

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Deleted: Send two 4.0 mL well-mixed aliquots in sterile, screw capped plastic urine vials.Added: 500

Alternate Specimen

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Deleted: 2 screw capped plastic vials containing 20 mg Sulfamic acid. Call lab to order acid. Adequate refrigeration is the most important aspect of specimen preservation.Added:

Minimum Volume

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Deleted: 3 mL aliquotAdded:

Transport Temperature

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Deleted: RefrigeratedAdded:

Stability

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Deleted: Room temperature: 4 hours Added:
Deleted: Refrigerated: 14 days
Deleted: Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

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Deleted: Quantitative SpectrophotometryAdded:

Reference Range

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Deleted: 17-Ketosteroids - per 24 hAdded:
Deleted: Male Female
Deleted: 0 - 11 months: 0.0 - 1.0 mg/d 0.0 - 1.0 mg/d
Deleted: 1 - 5 years: 1.0 - 2.0 mg/d 1.0 - 2.0 mg/d
Deleted: 6 - 10 years: 1.0 - 4.4 mg/d 1.4 - 3.9 mg/d
Deleted: 11 - 12 years: 1.3 - 8.5 mg/d 3.8 - 9.5 mg/d
Deleted: 13 - 16 years: 3.4 - 9.8 mg/d 4.5 - 17.1 mg/d
Deleted: 17 - 50 years: 5.3 - 17.6 mg/d 4.4 - 14.2 mg/d
Deleted: 50+ years: 4.1 - 12.1 mg/d 3.2 - 10.6 mg/d
Deleted: Creatinine: By Report
Deleted: Reference intervals for random urine samples (mg/L)
Deleted: are not available.
Deleted: Note: A large number of substances may interfere
Deleted: with this test. Decreases may be caused by
Deleted: carbamazepine, cephaloridine, cephalothin,
Deleted: chlormerodrin, digoxin, glucose, metyrapone,
Deleted: promazine, propoxyphene, reserpine, and others.
Deleted: Increases may be caused by acetone,
Deleted: acetophenide, ascorbic acid, chloramphenicol,
Deleted: chlorothazide, chlorpromazine, cloxacillin,
Deleted: dexamethasone, erythromycin, ethinamate,
Deleted: etryptamine, methicillin, methyprylon,
Deleted: morphine, oleadomycin, oxacillin, penicillin,
Deleted: phenaglycodol, phenazopyridine,
Deleted: phenothiazine, piperidine, quinidine,
Deleted: secobarbital, spironolactone, and others.

Performing Laboratory

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Deleted: ARUPAdded:

New York DOH Approval Status

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Deleted: YesAdded:

Days Performed

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Deleted: Monday, Wednesday, FridayAdded:

Reported

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Deleted: 3 - 7 daysAdded:

Turn-around Time

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Deleted: 3 - 7 daysAdded:

Mnemonic Test Code

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Deleted: U17KSAdded:

Legacy Code

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Deleted: U17KSARPAdded:

CPT-4 Codes

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Deleted: 83586Added: