Urinalysis

Urinalysis

SPECIMEN: Urine (standard volume = 8 mL)

CONTAINER: BD vacutainer with preservative tube (red/yellow top).

COLLECTION: Clean-catch first morning void is the preferred specimen; however, any fresh random urine specimen is acceptable for chemical analysis. Midstream collection into a sterile container and then transferred to a BD vacutainer with preservative tube.

TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature (25±5°C): 3 days (preserved in BD tube)

Refrigerated (5±3°C): 3 days (preserved in BD tube)

Frozen (-15±5°C): Unacceptable

1 day

Color = Pale yellow to amber

Turbidity =Clear to slightly hazy

SG = 1.015-1.025

pH = 4.5-8.0

Glucose = Neg.

Ketones = Neg.

Blood = Neg.

Protein = Neg.

Bilirubin = Neg.

Urobilinogen 0.1-1.0

Nitrite = Neg.

Leukocyte = Neg.

Casts = <50/lpf

RBC = Neg./Rare

WBC = Neg./Rare

Epithelial Cells = Few

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