MYOGLOBIN - urine

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Specimen: Random urine specimen, collected without preservative.

Method: Immunoassay.

Reference Interval: Not detected.

Application: Suspected rhabdomyolysis. Differentiation of myoglobinuria from haemoglobinuria in patients with coloured urine giving a positive reaction to haem.

Interpretation: Increased levels are found in any condition causing significant muscle cell damage. The test is not useful in the assessment of patients with myocardial ischaemia.

Reference: Knochel JP. Annu Rev Med 1982; 33: 435-443.

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