Organic acids

Container: Urine plain 5ml (Beige top)

Sample type: Urine - Random

Test name: Organic acids a.k.a. pyroglutamate, 5 oxoproline, mevalonic acid

Condition / Indication: Metabolic screen, acidosis

Special precautions & notes: Please phone laboratory if urgent analysis is required

Reference range: Qualitative report

Container: Urine plain 5ml (Beige top)

Alternative container: Universal (white top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Biochemical Genetics

Turnaround time: 14 days

www.nbt.nhs.uk/metabolic

Method:

GC-MS