24-hour Urinalysis

The analysis of a 24-hour urine specimen holds a particular importance in the evaluation of renal functions. The renal capacity to concentrate urine, the amount of salt consumed within meals and the amount of protein lost by renal means can be calculated by conducting a 24-hour Urinalysis on many patients who apply to Nephrology Subdivision. The specimen of urine within a period of 24 hours should be collected for this analysis. For this procedure:

Collecting the urine specimens for 24 hours starts with the first urination in the morning. While the first urination of the morning is urinated into the loo, all of the remaining urine specimens of the day as well as the first urine in the next morning should be collected in a clean water pot. Thereby, the urine collection procedure is brought to completion in the next day. You should bring all of the urine specimen you have collected to Nephrology Laboratory. The amount of your urine will be measured and a part of it will be reserved for measuring protein level in Nephrology Laboratory. Then, you will be asked to bring your urine specimen to the Clinic Pathology Laboratories on floor C, so that urine collection capacity of your kidneys and the total amount of your salt consumption can be determined.

These procedures are carried out on the condition that your physician has asked for these and you have suitable test papers.