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=== ''Overview'' ===
== Overview ==
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|Bile Pigments
|Bile Pigments
Bile compounds, urine
Bile compounds, urine
Bilirubin, urine
Bilirubin, urine
Urinary bile pigments
Urinary bile pigments
Urobilinogen
Urobilinogen
 
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|Test Availability
|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
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|Turnaround Time
|Turnaround Time
|15min – 1hr 
|15min – 1hr 
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|Stability - Add test
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=== '''''Specimen Requirements''''' ===
== Specimen Requirements ==
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|Specimen Type
|Specimen Type
|40 mL of fresh urine.
|40 mL of fresh urine
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|Specimen Transportation
|Specimen Transportation
|ASAP to lab. Protected from light, Wrap in tinfoil or other non-light penetrating material.
|ASAP to lab. Protected from light, Wrap in tinfoil or other non-light penetrating material
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|Preferred
|Preferred
|Early morning sample.
|Early morning sample
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|Acceptable
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|Pediatric Requirements
|Unacceptable
|2 mL of fresh urine.
|Samples not protected from light
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|Paediatric Requirements
|2 mL of fresh urine
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=== ''Clinical Information'' ===
== Aliquot Requirements ==
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|Sample Type
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|Preferred Volume
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|Minimum Volume
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|Aliquot Transportation
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== Clinical Information ==
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|Reference Intervals
|Reference Intervals
|None detected (qualitative)
|None detected (qualitative)
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|Test Method
|Test Method
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|Patient Preparation
|Patient Preparation
|Nil  
|Not required
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=== ''Comments'' ===
== Comments ==
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Revision as of 13:16, 12 March 2025


Overview

Department Microbiology 
Test Code BPIG
Synonyms Bile Pigments

Bile compounds, urine

Bilirubin, urine

Urinary bile pigments

Urobilinogen

Test Availability Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time 15min – 1hr 
Stability - Add test

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type 40 mL of fresh urine
Specimen Transportation ASAP to lab. Protected from light, Wrap in tinfoil or other non-light penetrating material
Preferred Early morning sample
Acceptable
Unacceptable Samples not protected from light
Paediatric Requirements 2 mL of fresh urine

Aliquot Requirements

Sample Type
Preferred Volume
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation

Clinical Information

Reference Intervals None detected (qualitative)
Test Method Combur dipstick, Roche Urisys 1800 
Advanced Notice Not required
Patient Preparation Not required

Comments