Specimen Collection Manual and Test Catalog

20 mL of urine; minimum 8 mL. Smaller volumes may be tested with appropriate comment entered on report.

Patient Collection Instructions

Room temperature (preferred) or refrigerated at 2-8°C (unpreserved urines from clinic sites).

UA preservative tube: 48 hours at room temperature (preferred) or refrigerated at 2-8°C. 
Unpreserved urine: 2 hours at room temperature, 24 hours refrigerated 2-8° C. Do not reject if received refrigerated.

Stability limits exceeded.

Color: Yellow, Straw, Colorless, Light Yellow, Dark Yellow
Clarity: Clear 
Specific gravity: 1.003 - 1.030 
Esterase: Negative 
Nitrite: Negative 
pH: 5-7.5 
Protein: Negative 
Glucose: Negative 
Ketone: Negative 
Urobilinogen: Normal (0.2 to 1.0 mg/dL) 
Bilirubin: Negative 
Blood: Negative
WBC: 0-2/HPF
RBC: 0-2/HPF 
Bacteria: 0-25/HPF

Color, clarity ,specific gravity, esterase, nitrite, pH, protein, glucose, ketone, urobilinogen, bilirubin, blood, and microscopic examination.

Urine chemistry with microscopic examination, urinalysis with microscopic, UACM

Urinalysis with reflexive microscopy are used to broadly screen the renal and metabolic status of the patient.