SkiptomaincontentUrineProteinandUrineProteintoCreatinineRatioSendUsYourFeedbackChooseTopicAskaLaboratoryScientistAlsoKnownAs24-HourUrineProteinUrineTotalProteinUrineProteintoCreatinineRatioUPCRThisarticlewaslastreviewedonMay6,2020.ThisarticlewaslastmodifiedonApril20,2021.AtaGlanceWhyGetTested?Toscreenforexcessproteinintheurine,tohelpevaluateandmonitorkidneyfunction,andtodetectkidneydamageWhenToGetTested?Aspartofaroutinephysical,oftenaspartofaurinalysis;urinetotalproteinandurineproteintocreatinineratio(UPCR)havetraditionallybeenusedasimportantindicatorsofkidneydisease andasafollow-uptestingformonitoringthedisease.However,albumintocreatinineratio(ACR)isnowthepreferredtestingforthesepurposes.UPCR shouldstillberequestedtoidentifypreeclampsiainpregnantwomenandwheretheexcessurinetotalproteinissuspectedtobeotherthanalbumin.SampleRequired?Asingleurinesampleiscollectedinacleancontaineratanytime(random/spot).Fora24-hoururinecollection,thecollectionprocessgenerallybeginsfirstthinginthemorningbydiscardingthefirstmorningvoidandthencollectingalloftheurinefortheremaining24-hourperiod.Thesamplemustberefrigeratedduringthisperiod.Thereshouldbenopreservativesinthecontainer.Occasionally,asplit24-hoursample,withthenightcollection(11pmto7am)separatedfromthedaycollection(7amto11pm),maybeused.Often,abloodsamplemayalsobetakentomeasureyourcreatinineandserumproteinlevels,especiallywhen24-hoururinehasbeenordered.Sincetheresultsfrombothtypesofsamplecollectionmethodsarehighlycorrelated,thespoturinecollectionmaybeusedasarapidandreliablealternativeforUPCRmeasurement.TestPreparationNeeded?NoneLookingtogettested?Morethan500+labtestsavailableonline-confidential,convenientandaffordable;nodoctor’sreferralneeded,noinsurancerequiredSecureandConfidentialResultsNoInsuranceorReferralNeededAffordablePricingincludingDoctor'sOrder100%SatisfactionGuarantee1ORDERYOURTESTOnlineoroverthephone,nodoctor'sreferralneeded2FINDALABNEARYOUOver3,500locationstochoosefrom3GETYOURRESULTSMosttestresultssentdirectlytoyouin1-2d