Urine Specimen Flashcards
3 Things to consider in Specimen Collection
(1) Containers
(2) Labels
(3) Requisitions
(6) SPECIMEN REJECTION
- Specimens in unlabeled containers
- Nonmatching labels and requisition forms
- Specimens contaminated with feces or toilet paper
- Containers with contaminated exteriors
- Specimens of insufficient quantity
- Specimens that have been improperly transported
True or false should Containers be single use?
True
Test Request is a type of?
Requisitions
SPECIMEN HANDLING
SPECIMEN INTEGRITY
- Submitted to the lab promptly after collection
- Tested within 2 hours
- Significant changes in the urine may occur if there is delay in the transport and examination
9 Types of Urine Specimen
(1) RANDOM
(2) 1ST MORNING SPECIMEN
(3) 24 HOUR (TIMED) SPECIMEN
(4) CATHETERIZED SPECIMEN
(5) MIDSTREAM CLEAN-CATCH SPECIMEN
(6) SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION
(7) PROSTATIS SPECIMEN
(8) PEDIATRIC SPECIMEN
(9) DRUG TESTING SPECIMEN
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“ease of collection & offers convenience to patients; useful for routine screening”
RANDOM
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“ideal screening specimen; concentrated specimen; and in pregnancy testing and evaluating orthostatic proteinuria.”
1ST MORNING SPECIMEN
(gamit for PT kay most concentrated siya, taas level ni hCG)
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“for accurate quantitative chemical test results; diurnal variations and with daily activities like exercise, meals & body metabolism; collection period where patient needs to have an empty bladder.”
24-HOUR (TIMED) SPECIMEN
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“collected under sterile conditions using a catheter thru the urethra into the bladder: ideal for bacterial culture”
CATHETERIZED SPECIMEN
ideal for bacterial culture
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“alternative to the catheterized specimen; safe, less traumatic method; ideal for bacterial culture and routine urinalysis.”
Hold ihi sa first then after kay salud na kay first urine kay contaminated baya na dba sis?
MIDSTREAM CLEAN-CATCH SPECIMEN
ideal for bacterial culture and routine urinalysis
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“introduction of a needle thru the abdomen into the bladder;
useful for bacterial culture and cytologic exam.”
SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION
ideal for bacterial culture and cytologic exam
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“THREE-GLASS COLLECTION”
PROSTATIS SPECIMEN
3 collections in PROSTATIS SPECIMEN
(for lalaki ra dzuh)
1st urine passed : collected in sterile container: for microscopic exam; quantitative culture
2nd midstream portion: collected in sterile container; quantitative culture
3rd collection : collected in sterile container (massage the prostate so that prostate fluid will be passed with the remaining urine); for microscopic exam; quantitative culture
Identify what type of Urine Specimen
“introduction of a needle thru the abdomen into the bladder;
useful for bacterial culture and cytologic exam.”
SUPRAPUBIC ASPIRATION