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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Urine
Container/Tube: Urine cup
Volume: 100mL
Minimum Volume: 20mL
Collection Instructions: Collect urine in preservative-free urine container. Specimen which is not refrigerated must reach the Laboratory within 2 hours.
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | Urine |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | 2 hours |
| Refrigerate: | 2 hours |
| Frozen: | Unacceptable |
Reference Interval
| Clarity, Urine (NUHS) | Clear |
| pH, Urine (NUHS) | 5.0 – 7.5 |
| Specific Gravity, Urine (NUHS) | 1.003 – 1.030 |
| Blood, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Bilirubin, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Glucose Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Ketone, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Nitrite, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Protein, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
| Leukocyte Esterase, Urine (NUHS) | Negative |
Days and Times Performed
24 hours, TAT 1 day
Methodology
iChem VELOCITY Strips on iChem VELOCITY Urine Chemistry System.
| Bilirubin | Diazonium salt |
|---|---|
| Urobilinogen | Diazonium salt |
| Ketone | Sodium nitroprusside |
| Glucose | Glucose-oxidase |
| Protein | Tetra-bromophenol blue |
| Blood | Pseudo-enzymatic test |
| Nitrite | Modified Griess reaction |
| Leukocytes | Enzymatic |
| pH | pH test paper |
| Specific Gravity | Refractometry |
| Colour and Clarity | Colour sensor |
Service Code
0033301
Update
Last updated 25/06/2024
added Protein, Urine (NUHS) to reference interval
Unacceptable Condition
| Haemolysis | NA |
|---|---|
| Icterus | NA |
| Lipaemic | NA |
| Others | NA |
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Chemistry, 67724346
Useful For
Screening for urinary tract diseases and some nonrenal diseases.
Panel Information
Profile includes the following tests:
- Appearance (UAPP)
- Colour, U (UCOL)
- pH (UPH)
- Specific gravity (USG)
- Blood (UBLD)
- Glucose (UGLU)
- Protein (UPRO)
- Ketones (UKET)
- Leukocytes (ULEU)
- Urobilinogen (UURO)
- Nitrite (UNO2)
- Bilirubin (UBIL)