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CALCULUS, BLADDER OR RENAL STONE ANALYSIS
Message SURGICAL PATHOLOGY /SEND OUT/QUEST
Test Code
STONE
Alias/See Also
RENAL KIDNEY STONE, STONE KIDNEY, BLADDER KIDNEY STONE, STONE ANALYSIS
Includes
COMPONENT 1, COMPONENT 2, WEIGHT, SPECIMEN SOURCE
Preferred Specimen
STERILE CONTAINER
Other Acceptable Specimens
Filtered material, dry stone (gall bladder, urinary bladder, salivary, prostate), submitted in a sterile, plastic leak-proof screw-cap container
Instructions
Dry kidney stone, submitted in a sterile, plastic, screw-capped container, room temperature or refrigerated (cold packs) --or-- ACCEPTABLE Urine filtrate, submitted in a sterile, plastic, leakproof container, STONES THAT ARE REMOVED FROM PATIENT SURGICALLY MUST HAVE AP TISSUE REQUEST FORM FILLED OUT. OR PATIENTS/INPATIENTS. OUTPATIENTS MAYSUBMIT STONE IN CUP AND DO NOT REQUIRE AP TISSUE REQUEST FORM. SF 515
Transport Container
STERILE CONTAINER, ROOM TEMPERATURE
Transport Temperature
ROOM TEMPERATURE
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 1 year
Refrigerated: 1 year
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 1 year
Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
unlabeled sample
Methodology
Infrared Spectroscopy (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) • Stone weight: Gravimetric
Setup Schedule
DAILY
Report Available
3-4 DAYS
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Valencia 27027 Tourney Road Valencia, CA 91355-5386
Additional Information
Stone Analysis with Image
Stone Analysis without Image
