3 consecutive urine (not overnight or early morning) samples on 3 separate days. For optimum results send 20 -50ml samples.
Reference Range:
Availability:
Weekdays
Requires own tube?:
No
Internal Spec Code:
Fee:
Medicare rebatable
Laboratory:
Cytology
The minimum requirement for urine analysis is 3 fully voided specimens collected on 3 consecutive days. Discard the overnight or early morning specimens but submit any further fresh, preferably fully voided specimens taken during the day. Please indicate whether the urine sample is voided, catheterised or ileal conduit specimen.
Urine - 20-30 mls in sterile container. Send to laboratory within 2hrs of collection (refrigerate if delayed)
Reference Range:
Availability:
Daily
Requires own tube?:
No
Internal Spec Code:
U
Fee:
Medicare rebatable
Laboratory:
Microbiology
Specimens must be labelled according to type_x000D_i.e. MSU, CSU, suprapubic, paediatric SPA bag.
Urine cell count reference range
red blood cells < 13x10^6/L
white blood cells < 2x10^6/L
Catheter specimens other than "in-out" gene