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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Blood - Urine (POCT - Clinitek)

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Midstream urine, catheter urine, bladder puncture urine

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Clean catch urine, preferably early morning sample

Test Information

Department

POCT

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

1 minute

Method

Clinitek Status

Reference interval

Negative

Uncertainty of measurement

± 1 colour block

Additional Information

Limitations:

1. Capoten (Captopril) may cause a false negative result.

2. Oxidising cleaning agents (eg, hypochlorite) may cause a false positive result.

3. Microbial peroxidase may cause a false positive result.

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Electronic Information

Registration Code

BLDUQC

HL7 mapping code

$BLDUQC

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