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Unit #5A - Clinical Laboratory Testing - Urinalysis
Unit #5A - Clinical Laboratory Testing - Urinalysis
Laboratory Testing -
Urinalysis
Cecile Sanders, M.Ed.,
MLS(ASCP)
Unit #5A – Clinical Laboratory
Testing - Urinalysis
Urinary system is
an excretory
system
Renal System
(reproduced with permission
from Baylor College of Medicine)
Unit #5A – Clinical Laboratory
Testing - Urinalysis
Collection and Preservation of Urine
– Urinalysis performed for two purposes
Check for metabolic by-products
Observe physical, chemical and microscopic
characteristics
– Types of Specimens
First morning urine specimen is preferred
Mid-stream (urine caught from middle of urine
stream)
Clean catch (patient must cleanse urethral
opening prior to urinating and catching urine)
Unit #5A – Clinical Laboratory
Testing - Urinalysis
Handling and preserving specimens
– Examine within 1 hour of collection OR
– Refrigerate at 4-6° C for up to 8 hours
– Preservatives (least ideal)
– When urine sits at room temperature
Bacteria multiply
Glucose decreases