What is dilute

MichelleRN34, ADN, RN · Jul 24, 2013

I'm not sure..they don't share values with me..but I've never had a dilute sample.

RNMSN51 · Jul 24, 2013

I don't think mine have been dilute. The creatinine level is always listed next to the negative result. They have been from 30's up to 90's. so I was wondering what the range was.

GA_RN2006 · Jul 25, 2013

I've had one dilute sample. It was right after surgery though. They never shared the Cr results.

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celesteanne · Jul 26, 2013

I don't know what the perimeters are, but you could probably google it and find out. One of my tests came back dilute. They didn't make me retest because it was the first time and I didn't know that was an issue. I drank lots because I was sitting around waiting and couldn't go. I take great care to not have a sample dilute, which can be hard sometimes, especially in the summer when it's 95 degrees out and I'm drinking lots of iced tea. Some of the folks in my peer group had suggested eating before testing. They insist that a cheese sandwich will usually help a specimen not be dilute. No clue if that is accurate, but I figure it doesn't hurt to have some food on my stomach anyway.