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Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
Test Name/Synonym: | URINALYSIS, Urine - Central Zone | ||
Test Code: | UA | ||
Primary Container: | Plastic 90 mL Container (Orange) | ||
Minimum Collection Volume: | Urine, 12 mL - Midstream urine | ||
Specimen Collection Requirements: | - Fresh voided morning midstream urine is preferred specimen. - Specimen must be less than 2 hours old to be tested. Requisition to Use: Central Zone Laboratory Requisition | ||
Testing Schedule: | Daily - Available STAT | ||
Reference Interval: | Reference interval varies with instrument / testing location. Please refer to the patient report or look in Netcare or the EMR. If you know the testing location, see Reference Interval by Site | ||
Testing Area: | Chemistry | ||
Performing Site: | Bashaw, Camrose, Castor, CCMHBI, Consort, Coronation, Daysland, Drayton Valley, Drumheller, Eckville, Hanna, Hardisty, Innisfail, Killam, Lacombe, Lamont, Mannville, Olds, Ponoka, Provost, Red Deer, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Sundre, Sylvan Lake, Three Hills, Tofield, Trochu, Two Hills, Vegreville, Vermilion, Viking, Wainwright, Wetaskiwin Use the applicable referral laboratory test directory if this test is NOT performed on site or referred within Central Zone. | ||
Additional Test Information: | - Urinalysis test includes blood, clarity, color, glucose, ketones, leukocytes, nitrites, protein, pH and specific gravity. - Microscopic examination is done if any of the following are positive: blood, leukocytes, nitrites, protein; or if glucose > 55 mmol/L. - Microscopic test includes review of sample for WBC's, RBC's, Epithelial Cells, Bacteria and other organisms, Casts, Crystals, Sperm, Mucus and Oval Fat Bodies. | ||
Last Updated On: | Friday, January 8, 2016 | ||
Date of Last Review: | Feb 25 2019 12:00AM | ||