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A urine specimen may be rejected from the laboratory for all of the following except?
Requisition form states the specimen is catheterized
A cloudy specimen received in the laboratory may have been preserved using?
refrigeration
For general screening, the specimen collected most frequently is a? random one
The primary advantage of a first morning specimen, over a random specimen is that it is?
more concentrated
If a routine urinalysis and culture are requested on a catheterized specimen, then? The
culture is performed first
If a patient fails to discard the first specimen when collecting a times specimen, then the?
-Specimen must be recollected
-Results will be falsely elevated
, Urinalysis and body fluids: Ch 3 Questions
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The primary cause of unsatifactory results in an unpreserved routine specimen not tested for 8
hours is? Bacterial growth
Prolonged exposure of a preserved urine specimen to light will cause? decreased bilirubin
WHich of the following would be least affected in a specimen that has remained unpreserved at
room temperature for more than 2 hours? Protein
Bacterial growth in an unpreserved urine will? Decrease clarity
The most sterile specimen collected is a? Suprapubic aspiration
Which of the following would not be given to a patient before collection of a midstream clean-
catch? Iodine cleanser
Urine specimen collection for drug testing requires the collector to do all the following except?
Perform reagent strip testing