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HelpTest Mnemonic UAR Urinalysis, Routine, With Reflex
Methodology
Clinical Significance:
Screen for abnormalities of urine; diagnosis and management of renal diseases, urinary tract infections, urinary tract neoplasms, and systemic diseases; and dehydration.
Performing Laboratory
Hallmark Health
Physician Office Specimen Requirements
1 mL from a random, clean-catch urine collection. No preservative. Send specimen refrigerated in a plastic urine container.
Note: Follow instructions in “Urine Collection” in “Special Instructions.”
Reference Values
Color: amber, yellow, or straw
Character: clear
pH: 5.0-8.0
Specific gravity: 1.003-1.030
Protein: negative/trace
Sugar: negative
Ketones: negative
Urobilinogen: negative
Bile: negative
Blood: negative
Esterase: negative
Nitrate: negative
MICROSCOPIC
RBC: 0-5/hpf
WBC: 0-5/hpf
Bacteria: negative
Squamous cells: few/hpf