Lesson 435 of 1524
Specimen Collection and Lab Testing
Common types of urine sample collections include clean-catch collection, twenty-four-hour urine collection, FMV collection, timed collection, catheter collection, suprapubic aspiration , pediatric bag collection, and…
Practice this chapterCommon types of urine sample collections include clean-catch collection, twenty-four-hour urine collection, FMV collection, timed collection, catheter collection, suprapubic aspiration , pediatric bag collection, and… A urinalysis is a valuable tool that allows for diagnosing and monitoring certain medical conditions.
Urine testing examines the physical, chemical, and microscopic composition of a sample of urine including the color, turbidity , presence or absence of particles, odor, pH, specific gravity, protein, ketones, glucose… The procedure for urine collection depends on the type of test ordered; however, regardless of the type of sampling, a sterile collection is essential for ensuring the sample is not contaminated.
sterile collection — essential for ensuring the sample is not contaminated. suprapubic aspiration — invasive method involving using a needle and syringe to aspirate urine directly from the bladder through the abdominal wall. urinalysis — a valuable tool that allows for diagnosing and monitoring certain medical conditions. twenty-four-hour urine collection — collection of all urine produced over a twenty-four-hour period.
Worked example
What does “sterile collection” mean in Specimen Collection and Lab Testing?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for sterile collection.
- 2The book says: essential for ensuring the sample is not contaminated.
- 3Do not use the meaning of suprapubic aspiration. That term means invasive method involving using a needle and syringe to aspirate urine directly from the bladder through the abdominal wall.
Result: essential for ensuring the sample is not contaminated
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for sterile collection.
Do not swap sterile collection and suprapubic aspiration. sterile collection means essential for ensuring the sample is not contaminated. suprapubic aspiration means invasive method involving using a needle and syringe to aspirate urine directly from the bladder through the abdominal wall.
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