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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: total and free carnitine, urine carnitine, quantitative urine carnitine.
Carnitine is a compound in the body that helps your body digest fats for energy. A carnitine deficiency is related to a number of different medical problems. A carnitine total and free urine test is a test that measures the amount of carnitine in the urine. It examines that amount of usable, or free, carnitine and compares it with the total amount of carnitine.
A routine urine sample is required in order to perform the carnitine total and free urine test. The sample is then taken to a laboratory for testing and analysis.
In most cases, no special preparation is needed for the test. It’s best to drink plenty of fluid and avoid urination prior to the test in order to make it easier to obtain the sample.
There are no risk factors related to the test.
Reviewed by: Paul Cardenas, MD
This page was last updated on: March 26, 2019 12:26 PM