Can be random, 24 hr or oxalate/creatinine ratio
mmol/24 hr
Hyperoxaluria, with or without formation of oxalate stones, can be due to fat malabsorption, dietary oxalate excess, Vitamin C overdose, hereditary hyperoxaluria (rare) or industrial toxicity.
About 10% of urine oxalate normally comes from the diet but this fraction increases with excessive intake of oxalate rich foods including spinach, rhubarb, strawberries,tomatoes, prunes and tea.
Referred test
28 days
Can be added on to an existing request up to 4 days following sample receipt
Specimen Labelling Procedure
8210
