{"id":162,"date":"2026-11-02T13:06:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:21:02","slug":"urinalysis-during-a-dot-physical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=162","title":{"rendered":"Urinalysis During a DOT Physical"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"162\" class=\"elementor elementor-162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urinalysis During a DOT Physical<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Routine urinalysis during a DOT physical is a medical screening component, not the same process as a separate DOT employer drug test.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-urine-test-0\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What routine urinalysis measures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The FMCSA medical examination report includes urine values such as specific gravity, protein, blood and sugar. These findings may provide clues that deserve further medical consideration; they are not in themselves a diagnosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-urine-test-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What it does not establish<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The routine urinalysis should not be marketed as a standard federally regulated drug screen. Employers may arrange separate drug and alcohol testing under different requirements and procedures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-urine-test-2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When the examiner needs more information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An unusual urine result may lead to questions, clinical follow-up or documentation depending on the broader health picture. The certified examiner uses medical judgment under the applicable standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-urine-test-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to prepare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Follow ordinary health advice and your treating clinician&#8217;s instructions. If there is a medical issue that might affect your evaluation, bring relevant records rather than attempting to change test results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official references and next steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=148\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the related DOTSTG guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This educational material is not medical advice, not an examiner&#8217;s individual qualification decision, and not a guarantee of a medical certificate. Ask a licensed clinician about your medical condition. Federal and Utah guidance may change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000e0a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+14356745147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT THE ST. GEORGE CLINIC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION Urinalysis During a DOT Physical Routine urinalysis during a DOT physical is a medical screening component, not the same process as a separate DOT employer drug test. What routine urinalysis measures The FMCSA medical examination report includes urine values such as specific gravity, protein, blood and sugar. 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