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Test Code: Znr Preferred Name Zinc - urine

Results Avail After Hours:No

Urgent:1 week

Test Frequency:Weekly

Routine:2 weeks

MBS Status:Medicare Item

Min. Re-Test Interval:N/A

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Test Tubes

Image	Specimen Type	Specimen Volume	Tube Type
	Urine (24 hour)	50 mL	Urine 24 hr container (no preservative)
	Urine (random)	50 mL	Urine 70 mL sterile container (yellow top)

COLLECTION NOTES

24 hour urine (no preservative) or random urine (no preservative).

24 hour urine containers can be collected from Pathology Central Specimen Reception. When collecting a container, the request slip is required so that we are able to determine what (if any) additives are required.

GENERAL NOTES

APPLICATION: Zinc deficiency or toxicity.

INTERPRETATION: Zinc excretion gives an indication of the loosely bound or exchangeable zinc in the body but does not necessarily reflect body stores. Urinary zinc excretion is increased in an acute phase response and in other catabolic states.