Table 1.

Analytical sensitivities and reported values for each analyte on Combur‐10M and iChem Velocity dipsticks

Analyte	iChem Velocity			Combur Test 10M
	Analytical sensitivity	Reported concentrations	Reported categories	Analytical sensitivity	Reported concentrations	Reported categories
Bilirubin	0.5 mg/dL	<1.0	Negative	0.4‐0.6 mg/dL	<1	Negative
		1‐3	1+		1‐3	1+
		3‐6	2+		3‐6	2+
		>6	3+		>6	3+
Urobilinogen	2 mg/dL	<2	Normal	1‐1.6 mg/dL	<1	Normal
		2‐4	1+		1‐4	1+
		4‐8	2+		4‐8	2+
		>8	3+		>8	3+
Ketones	5 mg/dL	<5	Negative	3‐6 mg/dL	<5	Negative
		5‐20	1+		5‐15	1+
		20‐60	2+		15‐50	2+
		>60	3+		>50	3+
Glucose	20 mg/dL	<50	Normal	30‐40 mg/dL	<50	Normal
		50‐100	1+		50‐100	1+
		100‐1000	2+		100‐1000	2+
		>1000	3+		>1000	3+
Protein	10 mg/dL	<50	Negative	12‐18 mg/dL	<25	Negative
		50‐100	1+		25‐75	1+
		100‐300	2+		75‐150	2+
		>300	3+		>150	3+
Hemoglobin	0.015 mg/dL	<0.01	Negative	0.012‐0.030 mg/dL	<0.01	Negative
		0.01‐0.03	1+		0.01‐0.03	1+
		0.03‐0.06	2+		0.03‐0.06	2+
		>0.06	3+		>0.06	3+
Nitrite	0.06 mg/dL	<0.1	Negative	0.05‐0.07 mg/dL	<0.1	Negative
		>0.1	Positive		>0.1	Positive
Leukocyte esterase	25 WBC/μL	<25	Negative	20‐25 WBC/μL	<25	Negative
		25‐75	1+		25‐100	1+
		75‐500	2+		100‐500	2+
		>500	3+		>500	3+

WBC, white blood cells.