TrueUA® Quantitative Urinalysis
Quantitative Urinalysis for Precise Clinical Decisions
Where a Dipstick Estimates, TrueUA® Measures
A dipstick might tell you something is there — and dipsticks are notorious for false positives and negatives. It does not tell you how much, and it will not tell you whether it is more than it was last month. TrueUA® delivers quantitative urinalysis — actual analyte concentrations, measured by automated spectrophotometric chemistry, that you can trend, compare, and act on. For practices monitoring kidney and renal function, tracking disease progression, or making treatment decisions on the strength of a urinalysis, the difference between an estimate and a measurement is the difference between a guess and a plan.
Key Benefits:
Quantitative concentrations — not qualitative positive/negative readings
Trend disease progression over time with directly comparable numbers
Customizable menu available, including sodium and potassium
Virtually eliminates the false positives and negatives common to dipsticks
Assays developed and manufactured in-house by Doc Lab for lot-to-lot consistency
Independently validated for accuracy and precision across all measured analytes
Why TrueUA® Quantitative Urinalysis Matters
The Limits of a Color Change on a Strip
Traditional dipstick urinalysis gives you qualitative results — positive or negative, sometimes with vague gradations in between. That is useful for screening, but it caps your clinical precision, and dipsticks are subject to interference and known for false positives and negatives. When you need to monitor kidney function, track disease progression, or make a treatment decision, you need more than a color change on a strip.
TrueUA® changes the clinical equation. Instead of positive or negative, you get actual concentrations — quantitative measurements that support precise decisions. You can track change over time with real numbers rather than subjective impressions. You can distinguish a clinically significant finding from a borderline one with confidence rather than instinct.
For urology, nephrology, and women's health practices with high urinalysis volume, TrueUA® turns a routine screening test into a genuine clinical instrument — with results typically in 48 hours or less from receipt.
What Quantitation Buys You:
Objectivity. Instrument-read spectrophotometric values — not subject to interference or subjective interpretation.
Trendability. Serial results are directly comparable. "Improving" and "worsening" become measurable, not impressionistic.
Resolution at the margins. Borderline findings — the ones where the clinical decision is hardest — are exactly where a dipstick is least reliable and quantitation matters most.
A broader menu. Sodium and potassium from the same specimen, alongside the full urinalysis.
Quantitative vs. Dipstick Urinalysis
Measurement Versus Estimation
Dipstick Urinalysis
- Reports actual analyte concentrations
- Instrument-read — no visual interpretation, no operator variability
- Serial results are directly comparable over time
- Clearly separates clinically significant findings from borderline ones
- Expanded menu including sodium and potassium
- Reagents manufactured in-house with lot-to-lot validation
Dipstick Urinalysis
- Qualitative or, at best, semi-quantitative
- Subject to interference and subjective interpretation
- Difficult to trend reliably between visits or between staff
- Borderline results remain ambiguous
- Limited, fixed menu
- Prone to false positives, false negatives, and interference
The TrueUA® Test
A More Precise and Accurate, Customizable Urinalysis
TrueUA® reports quantitative concentrations across a complete urinalysis, with sodium and potassium available. Reports also include calculated ratios — including the albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR / microalbumin-creatinine ratio) — supporting kidney function assessment and chronic disease monitoring.
- Automated spectrophotometric chemistry analysis
- Assays developed and manufactured by Doc Lab — not sourced from a third party
- Lot-to-lot validation on every assay batch
- Independent validation studies confirm accuracy and precision across all measured analytes
- CLIA-certified, high-complexity laboratory
- Specimen Type: Clean catch urine
- Collection Requirements: Standard urine collection; no special handling
- Turnaround Time: Typically less than 48 hours upon receipt
Who Should Order TrueUA®
For Practices Where Urinalysis Is a Clinical Tool, Not a Formality
Nephrology. Kidney and renal monitoring depends on trending real numbers. A dipstick cannot support that work, and TrueUA® was built for it.
Urology. High urinalysis volume plus decisions that hinge on the result. Quantitation raises the ceiling on what a UA can tell you.
Primary Care & Diabetes Monitoring. Chronic disease monitoring — diabetes, hypertension, CKD — is built on serial measurement, and the albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) is central to tracking diabetic kidney disease. TrueUA® makes those series meaningful.
OB/GYN and Women's Health. Quantitative protein and glucose for complicated and high-risk pregnancies, from a lab that also runs your UTI, STI, and vaginitis tests.
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At SoftCell, we offer a comprehensive suite of diagnostic tests, all performed using current-generation instrumentation and validated protocols. Our experienced technologists adhere to strict quality assurance measures, ensuring reliable results every time. SoftCell is a CLIA-certified, high-complexity reference laboratory, and we are powered by Doc Lab — the same team behind the science and manufacturing of our core assays. That means tighter quality control, faster problem resolution, and technical support from the people who built the test.
Ordering Information
Effortless Access to Advanced Urinalysis Diagnostics
Ordering is simple and convenient, and results are delivered the way that fits your practice — through our secure web portal, by fax, or via EMR integration. New accounts are set up fast, with kits, requisitions, and portal access included. For any questions or assistance, our dedicated client services team is here to help. Contact us at info@SoftCellLabs.com or (503) 402-2505.
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