Salem Health Laboratories will implement testing on a new urine analyzer: the Sysmex UN-3000.
The UN-3000 improves testing methods by incorporating digital imaging with flow cytometry for the microscopic evaluation. With this upgrade we will be making changes to reporting units to simplify and help standardize Urinalysis reporting.
Starting July 27, you will see the following changes.
|
Parameter |
Current Format |
Changed Format |
|
Blood |
Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, 3+ |
Same |
|
Leukocytes |
Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, 3+ |
Same |
|
Nitrite |
Neg, Pos |
Same |
|
Ketones |
Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, 3+ |
Same |
|
Protein |
Neg, Trace, 30, 100, ≥300 mg/dl |
Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, 3+ |
|
Glucose |
Neg, 100, 250, 500, ≥ 1000 mg/dl |
Neg, Trace, 1+, 2+, 3+ |
|
Parameter |
Current Format |
Changed Format |
|
Casts (other than Hyaline Casts) |
Few, Mod, Many |
Present |
|
Crystals |
Few, Mod, Many |
Present |
|
Yeast |
Few, Mod, Many |
Present |
Please direct questions to:
| Cal Smith, hematology senior specialist 503-814-1648 cal.smith@salemhealth.org |
Karl Kamper, director of lab services 503-814-3128 karl.kamper@salemhealth.org |
| Andrew Judd, MD, medical director 503-814-3359 ajudd@auroradx.com |
Cecelia Morrow, outreach supervisor 503-814-1608 cecelia.morrow@salemhealth.org |