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Specimen Guide for Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Testing

Purpose:Indicates adequacy of dialysis

Specimen Requirements:• Serum:BUN,Creatinine-SST• PDFluid:Creatinine,Glucose, UreaNitrogen -YellowConicalTube-Timed 24Hr.• Urine:ResidualRenalFunction (Creatinine&UreaClearances) -YellowConicalTube-Timed 24Hr.(ifavailable)Shipping Requirements:Refrigerateallsamplespriortoshipment.Be suretoshipallsampleswithicepacks.

PD Kt/V, CREATININE CLEARANCE PD FLUID TESTING

Purpose:Chemistrytestingofrandom,overnightPDFluid

Specimen Requirements:• PDFluid:Creatinine, Glucose,UreaNitrogen,Total Protein,Sodium -YellowConicalTubeShipping Requirements:Refrigerateallsamplespriortoshipment.Be suretoshipallsampleswithicepacks.

PERITONEAL EQUILIBRATION TEST (PET) PERITONEAL FUNCTION TEST (PFT) (No calculations)Specimen Requirements:• Serum:BUN,Creatinine, Glucose,TotalProtein, Albumin-SST• PDFluid:Creatinine,Glucose, Urea,TotalProtein (foreachofthe6bagsplus QAbagPDFluid) -YellowConicalTube• Urine:Creatinine,UreaNitrogen -YellowConicalTubeShipping Requirements:Refrigerateallsamplespriortoshipment.Be suretoshipallsampleswithicepacks.

Urine Collection Devices

Use:Female/Maleurinecollectiondevicesfortimedspecimen

Note:Keepallcollectedurinerefrigeratedduringcollectiontime.

URINE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT KIT

Use:PDFluid,UrineChemistryPreparation:Affixauniquebarcodetotheyellowtopconicaltube.Transfercollectedspecimentoyellowtopconicaltube.Refrigerate(36º-46ºF).Sendonlytheyellowtopconicaltubeanddisposeofcollectioncupasacontaminatedsharp.Shipping Requirements:Placeyellowtopconicaltubeindiagnosticspecimentrayandshipwithotherspecimens.

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URINE HAT & URINE JUG

Purpose:TodeterminesolutetransportandUFcharacteristicsofperitonealmembrane.ReportincludesD/P&D/D0ratiosandinterpretations.Ifrequested,measuresureanitrogentransportcharacteristicsorlossofproteinacrosstheperitonealmembrane.

Specimen Requirements:• Serum:Glucose,Creatinine, and/orBUN,TotalProtein, Sodium-SST• PDFluid:Creatinine,Glucose, (and/orUrea,TotalProtein) -YellowConicalTubeat0Hr. -YellowConicalTubeat2Hr. -YellowConicalTubeat4Hr.

Fast PET Only:• Serum:Creatinine,Glucose -SST• PDFluid:Creatinine,Glucose -YellowConicalTubeat4Hr.Shipping Requirements:Refrigerateallsamplespriortoshipment.Be suretoshipallsampleswithicepacks.