Urine Specimen Collection Flashcards
Wrote the book on uroscopy.
Hippocrates
Discovered protein in urine by boiling it.
Frederick Dekkers
The protein discovered by Frederick Dekkers.
Albuminuria
He wrote the book “Pisse Prophets” in 1672.
Thomas Bryant
He formulated methods of quantitating microscopic sediments.
Thomas Addis
He introduced the concept of urinalysis as a part of a doctor’s routine in patient examination in 1872.
Richard Bright
How is urine formed?
Ultrafiltrate of plasma
What is urine composed of?
95% water & 5% solutes
Average urine volume?
1200 - 1500mL
Reference range of urine output?
600 - 2000mL
Recommended capacity of container for urine collection?
50mL
Urine specimen should be delivered to the lab promptly and tested within _ hours
2 hours (Integrity)
To preserve urine, it must be refrigerated at _ to _ degree Celsius.
2 - 8 degree Celsius (Preservation)
If to be cultured, should be refrigerated during transit until cultured up to _ hours.
24 hours
Major methods in urine collection?
- Voided (Midstream clean catch)
- Transurethral
- Suprapubic