Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Osmolality urine

External Price (excl. GST)

8.17

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Fresh random urine. No preservative.

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

1 day, or 90 minutes for a Water Deprivation test.

Method

Freezing point depression

Reference interval

50 -1200 mmol/kg Interpretation depends on clinical setting.

Uncertainty of measurement

+/- 10 mOsm/kg

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL

Electronic Information

Registration Code

OSU

HL7 mapping code

$OSU