Test Code UEOS Urine Eosinophil
Specimen and Container/Tube
Specimen Type: Urine
Preferred Specimen: yellow top 10 mL conical tube
Other Acceptable specimens: sterile container, urine cup
Volume
Preferred Volume: 10.0 mL
Minimum Volume: 3.0 mL
Specimen Stability
Storage Temperature |
Stability |
Room temperature (20 - 25°C) |
2 hours |
Refrigerated (2 - 10°C) |
24 hours |
Frozen (-20°C) |
not acceptable |
Collection Instructions
Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures.
Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions
UCMC Onsite Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately.
UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. Specimens must be received within 8 hours. If transport is delayed, refrigerate specimens prior to transport.
Rejection Criteria
- Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits.
- Frozen or heated specimens will be rejected
- Quantity not sufficient specimens are not suitable for testing and will be rejected
- Specimens collected with preservative will be rejected
- Grossly bloody or turbid specimens may not be suitable for testing
Reference Values
Analyte |
Age |
Sex |
Reference Range |
Urine Eosinophil | All | Male and Female | Not Present |
Critical Values
Not applicable
Clinical Indications
- Detect the presence of eosinophils in urine
- May be important in renal allograft recipients when acute rejection is suspected, in patients with allergic nephritis, or patients with other diseases, probably most importantly being drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis.
- Other diseases which have been found to be associated with eosinophiluria include rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, acute prostatitis, postinfectious glomerulonephritis, acute cystitis and schistosomiasis.
Test Components
Urine eosinophil
Methodology
Wright stain and light microscopy
CPT Codes
89050
LOINC Codes
UEOS 12210-1
Additional Information
Not applicable
Turnaround Time
Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory.
STAT Turnaround Time: Not available STAT
Routine Turnaround Time: 24 hours
Testing Schedule: 24/7
Synonyms/Search Keywords
Urine eos, percentage of eosinophils
Last Reviewed Date
9/5/2024