Color and transparency are determined from visual observation of the sample. Normal urine is straw yellow to amber in color. Abnormal colors include bright yellow, brown, black (gray), red, and green. These pigments may result from medications, dietary sources, or diseases.
limulus amebocyte lysate test. limulus amebocyte lysate test. LAL test. A test used to detect minute quantities of bacterial endotoxins and to test for pyrogens in various materials; it is also used to detect septicemia due to gram-negative bacteria. Limulus amebocyte lysate is formed from the lysed circulating amebocytes of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).
Comprehensive Diabetes CareâLDL-C Screening Measure Definition The Comprehensive Diabetes CareâLDL-C Screening measure reports the percentage of members 18 through 75 years of age with diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) who had an LDL-C test during the measurement year.