URINE MICROSCOPY

 

Test Performed At:

 

 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

 

Specimen Required:

 

SPECIMEN MUST ARRIVE WITHIN 1 HOUR OF COLLECTION. REFRIGERATE SPECIMEN IF DELAYED.

 

 

 

 

Collect a midstream voided specimen as follows:

 

 

 

 

Males

 

 

Instruct the patient to collect the specimen as follows:

 

 

1.

Withdraw the foreskin if uncircumcised.

 

 

2.

Clean the glans beginning at the urethra and working away with sterile, soapy cotton balls or equivalent.

 

 

3.

Rinse cleansed area beginning at the urethra and working away from it with 2 successive, sterile, water-soaked cotton balls.

 

 

4.

Begin urinating and pass the first portion into the toilet, the mid-portion into the appropriate non-sterile, plastic container supplied by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, (A BECTON-DICKINSON GREY-TOP URINE COLLECTION TUBE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE) and the rest again into the toilet.

 

 

NOTE:

A catheterized specimen is acceptable.

 

 

 

 

Females

 

 

Instruct the patient to collect the specimen as follows:

 

 

1.

Sit on the toilet and then separate the labia minora manually.

 

 

2.

Cleanse urethral meatus and the surrounding areas with sterile, soapy cotton balls.

 

 

3.

Rinse cleansed area with 2 successive sterile, water-soaked cotton balls, wiping from front to back.

 

 

4.

Begin urinating and pass the first portion into the toilet, the mid-portion into the appropriate non-sterile, plastic container supplied by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, (A BECTON-DICKINSON GREY-TOP URINE COLLECTION TUBE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE) and the rest again into the toilet.

 

 

NOTE:

A catheterized specimen is acceptable.

 

Laboratory Notes:

 

 

None

 

Reference Values:

 

 

WBC:

<5/hpf

 

 

RBC:

<5/hpf

 

 

Casts:

none seen/lpf

 

 

Renal epithelial:

none seen/hpf

 

 

Abnormal crystals (thyroxine, leucine, cystine, cholesterol, bilirubin, sulfonamide): none seen/hpf

 

Day(s) Test Set Up:

 

 

Monday - Sunday

 

Cut-Off Time:

 

 

 

 

Turn Around Time:

 

 

Same day

 

CPT Code:

 

 

81015

 

Care Manager Order Name:

 

 

Microscopic, Urine ONCE RTN

 

KIDDOS Order Name:

 

 

Microscopic Urine

 

Cerner Order Name:

 

 

Micro Ur SLC

 

Last Updated 02/08