Test ID: UOSMF
Osmolality, Feces
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9258
NY State Approved
Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
In conjunction with a serum osmolality to calculate an osmotic gap
Diagnosis of factitious diarrhea (where patient adds water to stool to simulate diarrhea)
Special Instructions and Forms
Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Freezing Point Depression
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Osmolality, F
Aliases
Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Electrolytes, Feces
Lytes, Feces
Lytes, Feces


