Creatinine

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Creatinine

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Acceptable: Red top, serum gel

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Send specimen in original tube.

2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

24 hours Room Temp or 7 days Refrigerated

Male: 0.70-1.30 mg/dL

Female: 0.55-1.02 mg/dL

Siemens Dimension EXL

Colorimetric Absorbance

Daily / Same day / Available STAT

82565