Organic Acids Profile
Test Details
Lab Company: Diagnostic Solutions
Sample Type: Urine
Collection Location: At Home
The Organic Acids Profile evaluates organic acids in urine to identify areas of dysfunction.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- You must avoid certain foods for 48 hours prior to collecting your sample.
- Ship your sample as soon as possible after collection.
- NOTE: Your sample must be CLEARLY labeled and arrive at the lab with a completed test requisition form for the lab to analyze it.
Preparation & Timing
- Avoid the following foods for 48 hours prior to collecting your sample.
- Fruits
- Jams
- Jellies
- Continue taking any nutritional supplements and medications unless advised differently by your healthcare provider.
Collection Instructions
- Write the following information on the collection cup label using a permanent marker. Unlabeled samples will not be analyzed by the lab.
- Patient's full name
- Patient's date of birth
- Date of collection
- Prior to bed, empty your bladder. DO NOT collect this urine.
- Upon waking, collect your first morning urine into the provided collection cup.
- Ensure it has been at least six hours since you last emptied your bladder.
- You should collect between 15 mL and 50 mL of urine.
- DO NOT collect more than 50 mL of urine.
- Place the cap back on the collection cup and close it.
- Turn the cap until you hear 2 clicks. It is not fully closed until you hear the 2 clicks.
- Wipe any drops of urine off the outside of the cup.
- Place the sample into the provided specimen bag.
- Seal the bag.
- Place the specimen bag into the freezer for at least 2 hours.
- The urine sample should stay in the freezer until it is shipped.
- Ensure the test requisition form is completed with your personal and sample collection information.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- NOTE: Your sample will not be analyzed by the lab if it arrives at the lab without a completed test requisition form.
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
- NOTE: Your sample will not be analyzed by the lab if your requisition form is not completed and sent with your sample.
Shipping
- Ship your sample as soon as possible after collection.
- To prepare your sample for shipping,
- Place the completed test requisition form into the outside pocket of the specimen bag.
- Place the collection cup into the specimen bag.
- Place the specimen bag into the freezer for at least 2 hours.
- Place the frozen urine specimen (in the bag) into the test kit box.
- Place the test kit box into the provided FedEx return mailer.
- Seal the mailer.
- Make a note of the tracking number on the return mailer so that you can track your sample back to the lab.
- Ship your sample via FedEx.
- DO NOT place your sample in a FedEx drop box.
- You can take your sample to the nearest FedEx location.
- You can also schedule a FedEx pickup by calling 1-800-463-3339.
- When the automated greeting begins, say, “Schedule a pickup.”
- When asked if your label has the word “Stamp” on it, say, “Yes.”
- Let them know you are shipping using a Billable Stamp.
- Your tracking number can be found on the Return Label.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 5-10 business days after your sample is received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
More Resources
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact Diagnostic Solutions by calling 1-877-485-5336 or chatting with support.