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縮寫

Specimen

樣本

Container

容器

Collection Notes

收集撮要

24 hr

urine

24 hours urine

Large container

(about 2 Liters)

1. Obtain preserved or without preserved urine containers from laboratory.
2. If there are preservatives inside the container, please handle the urine containers with care and do NOT empty the preservatives inside the bottle.
3. Female patients should avoid urine collection during menstrual period.
4. At the beginning of the urine collection, empty the urinary bladder and discard this urine. This time represents the beginning of the 24 hour period (e.g. 8 a.m. on Day 1). Collect all urine passed over the next 24 hours and add the urine to the urine containers and mix. At the end of the 24 hour period (i.e. 8 a.m. on Day 2), empty the urinary bladder and add this specimen to the urine containers.
5. Pass urine first into a clean and dry container and then transfer immediately into the urine container.
6. The urine container should be stored in a cool place during collection.
7. Return the urine containers to laboratory shortly after the collection.