Urine Free Light Chains, Kappa/Lambda Free Light Chains
5 days
Immunoturbidimetry
Accredited NRL Laboratory
Tuesday and Thursday. Cut-off 7pm
Urinary light chains test for plasma cell disorders using a random sample.
Urine
5 mL
Urine container, no preservative
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 7 days |
| Refrigerated | 4 weeks |
| Frozen | longer |