Ferric Chloride, Urine - SDL

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Ferric Chloride, Urine

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Name: Ferric Chloride, Urine

Code: 108

Sample Type: Stool (Chem)

Turnaround Time (TAT): 3 days

Preparation & Notes

10 mL from random urine collection. (Minimum required: 5 mL) Keep urine refrigerated. No preservative./ Screening test useful in monitoring the effectiveness of dietary therapy of PKU patients. PKU (Phenylketonuria), the most well-known aminoacidurias, if undetected, results in severe mental retardation. PKU is caused by failure to inherit the gene to produce the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. Many drugs give false-positive results.

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