During the visual examination of the urine, the laboratory scientist may look at the urine's colour, clarity, and concentration. Urine can be a variety of colours, most often shades of yellow, from very pale or colourless to very dark or amber. Urine colour and clarity can be a sign of what substances may be present in urine.
Taking Lasix or other diuretics will not removed phentermine from a urine specimen. It will not change the half-life of the phentermine.
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Urinalysis is a diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen).
Thirty to 60 mL is the standard amount of urine obtained in a midstream urine specimen. At least 3 mL are required to perform a urine culture. Twenty milliliters are necessary for routine urine studies.
How soon a specimen of something must reach the laboratory depends partly on the reason for which it is being sent to the laboratory, environmental conditions during storage and transit, and the stability of the substances the specimen consists of. A urine specimen must be refrigerated during storage and transit and arrive in the lab within an hour or two. It cannot sit out because warmth will allow bacteria, if present, to begin to grow in numbers.
Typically midstream urine is taken as a urinary specimen, when you have urinary tract infection. It is good precaution to scrub the genital area with some mild soap like glycerin soap, before you take the urine specimen.
Some common physical tests of urine include visual inspection for color, clarity, and odor. Additionally, urine can be tested for specific gravity, which measures the concentration of particles in the urine, and pH, which indicates the acidity or alkalinity of the urine.
A "cath spec" is a catheterized urine specimen. Most urine specimens are voided specimens when the patient attempt to collect the urine while voiding. The risk of contaminating a voided specimen, with skin bacteria, is high even when the patient is careful. Therefore, a catheterized urine specimen is considered a reliable urine sample.
CPT 81025 is for -- Urine pregnancy test, by visual color comparison method.The lab analyst performs the pregnancy test on a urine specimen using a methodology or kit that the analyst can read visually for a direct readout.
yes, example of urine culture and sensitivity.
Taking Lasix or other diuretics will not removed phentermine from a urine specimen. It will not change the half-life of the phentermine.
Using a standardized Urinalysis System
Genetic testing does not require a urine specimen.
Urine is the best specimen in which to look for Bence Jones proteins
Observation of the color, appearence, and any distinctive odor from the specimen
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When you are at the doctors office.