Litholink 24 Hour

20 biomarkers included

• CalciumA measure of how much calcium your kidneys release into your urine over a full day, reflecting the balance between calcium absorption from food, calcium released from bone, and how well your kidneys hold onto calcium.
• Oxalic AcidA waste product of normal metabolism that your kidneys filter into urine, where it can combine with calcium to form crystals that damage the kidneys and cause kidney stones.
• SodiumA mineral that your kidneys filter out of your blood each day, with the total amount collected over 24 hours serving as the most accurate measure of how much salt you are actually eating.
• PotassiumA urine measurement that captures how much potassium your kidneys excrete over a full day, revealing whether your body is getting enough of this mineral and whether your kidneys are handling it properly.
• MagnesiumA measure of how much magnesium your kidneys release into your urine over a full day, reflecting how well your body absorbs and retains this mineral.
• CreatinineA small waste molecule produced by your muscles and filtered out through your kidneys, measured over a full day of urine collection to gauge how well your kidneys are filtering and how much muscle mass your body carries.
• PhosphateA measurement of how much phosphate your kidneys release into your urine over a full day, reflecting the balance between what you absorb from food and how your kidneys manage this mineral.
• CitrateA small molecule found in urine that helps keep calcium dissolved and prevents kidney stones from forming.
• Calcium Oxalate SaturationA calculated score from a 24-hour urine collection that shows how strongly your urine is pushing toward forming the crystals that make up most kidney stones.
• Calcium Phosphate SaturationA calculated number from a full day of urine that estimates how close your urine is to forming calcium phosphate kidney stone crystals.
• pHA measurement of how acidic or alkaline your urine is across a full day, reflecting how your kidneys handle the acid load from your diet and metabolism.
• Uric Acid SaturationA calculated number from a full day of urine collection that shows how close your urine is to forming uric acid crystals.
• Uric AcidA 24-hour collection that measures how much uric acid your kidneys flush out over a full day, showing whether your body is making too much or holding onto too much.
• AmmoniumA buffer molecule the kidneys produce to carry extra acid out of the body in urine, made mainly from the amino acid glutamine in kidney tubule cells.
• ChlorideA simple charged particle in your urine that mostly mirrors how much salt you eat and how your kidneys handle it.
• SulfateAn inorganic salt your kidneys send out in urine, reflecting how much sulfur from your food and tissues your body is processing each day.
• Urea NitrogenA waste product made when your body breaks down protein, measured in all the urine you produce over a full day to estimate how much protein you are eating and using.
• Calcium/Creatinine RatioA urine measurement that compares how much calcium your kidneys release into your urine over a full day relative to a marker of muscle waste, showing whether your body is losing too much calcium.
• CystineA sulfur-containing amino acid pair measured in a full day's urine collection that shows how much escapes back into the urine instead of being reabsorbed by the kidneys.
• Urine Volume (Preserved)The total amount of urine your kidneys produce in a full day, which reflects how well they handle water and waste.