Types of Urine Specimens and Their Purposes Flashcards
1
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Random
A
- Routine Screening
2
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First Morning
A
- Routine Screening
- Pregnancy Tests
- Orthostatic Protein
3
Q
Fasting
A
- Diabetic screening / monitoring
4
Q
24-hour (or timed)
A
- Quantitative chemical tests
5
Q
Catheterized
A
- Bacterial culture
6
Q
Midstream clean-catch
A
- Routine screening
- Bacterial culture
7
Q
Suprapubic aspiration
A
- Bladder urine for bacterial culture
- Cytology
8
Q
- Most Common
A
Random Urine
8
Q
- Most Common
A
Random Urine
9
Q
- Most Preferred
A
First Morning
o Because it is more concentrated
10
Q
- 24 Hour Specimen
A
o For Quantitative Measurements
o Patients are given large container with preservative
o Container is stored at 2-8°C
11
Q
- Suprapubic Aspiration
A
o Commonly done on pediatrics
o Needle is introduced through abdomen into bladder
- Microbiology
- Invasive
- Most sterile urine
12
Q
- Catheterized
A
o Collected under sterile conditions by passing a sterile hollow tube through the urethra into the bladder.
13
Q
- Midstream Clean-Catch
A
o Less traumatic
o Less contaminated by Epithelial Cells and Bacteria
- Alternative for Catheterized
