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Osmolality, Urine

Test Code
UOSMO


Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB420


Preferred Specimen

 



Specimen Type: Urine
Collection Container: Clear top (no additive)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL




Minimum Volume

0.10 mL




Instructions
  1. Collect a random urine specimen.
  2. No preservative.
  3. Transfer urine into BD Clear Top (no additive) tube.  Do not send the collection container/cup.


Transport Container
BD clear top (no additive)


Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Not defined




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

contaminated samples, preservatives, unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.




Setup Schedule

Daily




Report Available

1 day




Reference Range
300 - 1094 mOsm/kg


Performing Laboratory

Inova Laboratories

2832 Juniper Street

Fairfax, VA 22031




Last Updated: April 11, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, April 11, 2023


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