Test Code UMAC Urinalysis, Macroscopic (Dipstick Only)

Methodology

Automated

Reflex Testing:

Microscopic analysis is performed when this test is abnormal.

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

Specimen must arrive within 4 hours of collection.

Submit >5 mL from a midstream, “clean-catch,” random urine collection. No preservative. Send specimen refrigerated in a plastic urine container.

Specific gravity: 1.003-1.035

pH: 5.0-8.0

Leukocyte esterase: negative

Nitrite: negative

Protein, qualitative: negative

Glucose: negative

Ketones: negative

Urobilinogen: <2 mg/dL

Bilirubin: negative

Blood: negative

Color: colorless or yellow

Clarity: clear

Monday through Sunday

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