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Test Code POCNITRAZINE Point of Care, Nitrazine, Body Fluid

Methodology

Colorimetric

Performing Laboratory

Sky Lakes Medical Center-Point of Care

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Body fluidContainer/Tube:Sterile containerSpecimen Volume:Entire collectionAdditional Information:Indicate specimen source.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

A pH value greater than 6.5 is suggestive of the presence of amniotic fluid due to the rupture of fetal membranes.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday (Offsite Clinics)>Monday through Sunday (Family Birthing Center and Emergency Department)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83986