STONE ANALYSIS
Name: STONE ANALYSIS
Mnemonic: STONE
Container: STERILE SCREW-CAP CONTAINER
Handling: STONE(S) OR FILTERED MATERIAL
OR
DRY KIDNEY STONE
INSTRUCTIONS:
DRY STONE IN STERILE SCREW-CAP CONTAINER. STONES
ORIGINATING FROM SOURCES NOT RELATED TO THE KIDNEY
SHOULD BE AIR-DRIED, THEN PLACED IN A PLASTIC TUBE
OR A URINE COLLECTION CUP. DO NOT USE TAPE. MINUTE
SPECIMENS MAY BE PLACED IN A GELATIN CAPSULE. Room temperature: 1 year, Refrigerated: 1 year, Frozen: 1 year.
Component: NIDUS, COMPONENT, STONE WEIGHT
Methodology: NIDUS, COMPONENT 1, COMPONENT 2: IR (FTIR)
STONE WEIGHT: GRAVMET
Referred Lab: SLI Specialty Laboratories
CPT: 82365
Department: Send-Out
Note: Set-Up: MON-SAT