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Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| General Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-6244 |
| Women and Children's Hospital Laboratory | 304-388-2385 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Plateau Medical Center Laboratory | 304-469-8621 |
| Greenbrier Valley Laboratory | 304-647-6060 |
Test Profile
| Color | Ketones |
| Clarity | Bilirubin |
| Specific Gravity | Blood |
| Urine pH | Nitrite |
| Protein | Urobilinogen |
| Glucose | Leukocytes |
| Microscopic Examination |
Specimen Requirements
Urine BD vacutainer (no additive), Kova tube or sterile cup
8-10 mL of fresh random urine
A specimen cup is acceptable only if the tubes stated above are not available
Send specimen refrigerated
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
Storage and Stablility
| Room Temperature 18-24o C | 2 hours |
| Refrigerate 2-8o C | 24 hours |
| Frozen | Cannot be frozen |
Reference Values
MACROSCOPIC
| Color | Clorless to Dark Yellow |
| Clarity | Clear to Cloudy |
| Specific Gravity | 1.002-1.030 |
| pH | 5.0-7.5 |
| Protein | Negative |
| Glucose | Normal |
| Ketone | Negative |
| Bilirubin | Negative |
| Blood | Negative |
| Nitrite | Negative |
| Urobilinogen | Normal |
| Leukocyte Esterase | Negative |
MICROSCOPIC
| White Blood Cells | 0-5 /hpf |
| Squamous Epithelial | <10 /hpf |
| Hyaline cast | 0-2 /lpf |
| Red Blood Cells | 0-2 /hpf |
| Bacteria | Few /hpf |
Critical: Positive Glucose on Newborn
Methodology
Reagent Strip and Microscopic examination
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
CPT Coding
81001