Creatinine, Serum

Method Name

Colormetric

Aliases

Creatinine, Serum; Creatinine Blood, Creatinine - Blood

Specimen Required

One Lithium Heparin separator or one SST/gel tube

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.0 mL of blood

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuged specimen stable for 7 days refrigerated.

Special Instructions

Includes an estimated glomerular filtration rate calculation (eGFR) for each result. Reference range: >60 mL/min/1.73m2

Performing Laboratory

As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.

Reference Values

Female: 0.5-0.9 mg/dL Male: 0.7-1.2 mg/dL