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Magnesium, urine
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Lab area
Clinical Biochemistry - General
Method and equipment
Equipment : Roche Cobas Pro c503
Method : Colorimetric endpoint method
▪ Sample and addition of R1
▪ Addition of R2 and start of reaction: In alkaline solution, magnesium forms a purple complex with xylidyl blue, diazonium salt. The magnesium concentration is measured photometrically via the decrease in the xylidyl blue absorbance.
Expected turn-around time
STAT/ Urgent/ Routine: 24 hours
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