What Is The Acceptable Temperature For Urine Test?

One of the most important checkboxes while having a drug test by urine is the temperature, it plays a big role in the detection of drug presence in urine. There is a standard temperature till which the contents of urine remain preserved. Apart from temperature, there are several other factors that determine the life of urine components like the container in which it is kept, time till which it is preserved and etc.

Whether it be a business wishing to screen an applicant or law enforcement needing to ensure someone isn’t violating the terms of their probation, they will usually use the services of a medical laboratory which does a standard screening for amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, marijuana, MDMA (ecstasy) and its metabolite, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, phencyclidine (PCP) and propoxyphene, synthetic cannabinoids (“K2/Spice”) and synthetic stimulants (“Bath Salts”).

Temperature For Urine Test

Drug test lab do check urine temperature. Urine which has to be tested should have a temperature between the range of 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Which is 32 to 38-degrees in celsius.  Immediately after the donor provides the urine specimen needed for drug test to the collector, including specimens of less than 30 mL but greater than 15 mL, the collector will measure the temperature of the specimen.

The temperature-measuring device used will accurately reflect the temperature of the urine specimen and not contaminate the specimen. The time from urination to temperature measurement should not exceed 4 minutes. If the temperature of a urine specimen is outside the range of 90 °F to 100 °F (32 °C to 38 °C), that is a reason to believe the donor may have altered or substituted the specimen. It is important to store pee at room temperature

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There can be times when your urine is hotter which means above the acceptable scale. This can be due to your body’s high temperature. Urine is usually the same temperature as your body, this is why you must have noticed that the container feels warm when you collect urine for examination. It stays at that temperature outside for about four minutes and changes after that if it is not kept in special containers prescribed by laboratories. Here is the guide on how to keep urine at body temp.

Urine temperature rises with your body’s temperature. In a certain condition of high body temperatures like when you have a fever or you’ve done an intensive workout or any activity that makes your body sweat and makes you feel hot can also make your urine hot. To avoid any scope of doubt during a drug test, it is important to notify the lab or examiner prior to the condition. This is the reason why several labs take body temperature before urine temperature. To match both of the temperatures and avoid any errors. Another cause of hot urine can be a urinary infection, in this condition your urine is a few celsius hotter than your body’s temperature.

No, drinking cool water is not going to drop your urine temperature. If you are suffering from addiction or come across drugs once or twice it is brave of you to get tested and seek treatment.