24200:EOSINOPHIL EXAMINATION, URINE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Microscopic Exam of Stained Urine Sediment |
| Edit Date: |
1/18/2008 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
87205 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Random urine in a leakproof container. |
| Handling: |
Refrigerate. Send to the laboratory within 12 hours. |
| Stability: |
12 hours refrigrated. Unstable ambient or frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
10 mL urine. |
| Minimum Volume: |
6 mL urine. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Used primarily as a screen for drug-related acute interstitial nephritis. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Frozen specimen; fecal contamination. |
