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Cardio Check Cholesterol Interfering Substances
This is a screening test to detect various substances in the urine that chemically react with an indicator metallic dye called cupric sulfate. The most common reducing substances examined include glucose or galactose.
Alternative Names
Clinitest
How the test is performed
Collect a "clean-catch" (midstream) urine sample. To do so, men and boys should wipe clean the head of the penis. Women and girls need to wash the area between the lips of the vagina with...
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