Changes in naming of urine albumin (“microalbumin”) testing, Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Effective today, March 25, 2025, the following test name changes are in effect:

Epic #	Current name	New name
LAB646	MICROALBUMIN, URINE RANDOM	URINE ALBUMIN/CREATININE RATIO, RANDOM (“MICROALBUMIN”)
LAB647	MICROALBUMIN, TIMED COLLECTION	URINE ALBUMIN, TIMED COLLECTION WITH ALB/CREAT RATIO (“MICROALBUMIN”)

These name changes reflect recommendations from the National Kidney Foundation and more clearly indicate that this testing includes the urine albumin/creatinine ratio without needing to separately order urine creatinine.

Sample type (either random urine or 24 hour urine collection) and turnaround time (within 1 hour of specimen receipt) will remain unchanged.

Questions should be directed to Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD (384-9380, matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu).