Today's Test

24 Hour Urine Specimen Collection

1. It is recommended to start the collection in the morning.
2. Refrigerate urine throughout the entire collection period.
3.Avoid alcoholic beverages and vitamins for 24 hours prior to collection.
4. Do not change your eating habits unless instructed by your physician.
5. Do not drink more or less liquid than usual unless instructed by your physician.
6. Medications can be administered unless instructed differently by the physician.  Medications taken during the collection period should be listed on the requisition slip.

Collecting the Specimen
1. Obtain a specimen container from the laboratory or physician.
2.Write down the time and date you begin.
3. Urinate the first specimen into the toilet.  DO NOT include this specimen in the rest of the collection.
4. Collect all urine you pass for the next 24 hours into the specimen container obtained from the laboratory or your physician.  Make sure all urine is collected.  Come to the lab if another container is needed.
Note: if unable to urinate directly into the specimen container, you may first urinate into another clean container and then transfer it to the specimen container.
5. At the end of the 24-hour period, stop collecting urine. Make sure you consult initial starting time (from Step 2, above) to ensure a complete 24 hour collection.  Do not collect urine for more than 24 hours.
6. Label the specimen container (not the lid) with your name, birth date and the date and time you began the collection.
7. Deliver the specimen to the laboratory as soon as possible.  (Check with the laboratory personnel to see if a blood sample is required with the 24-hour urine before leaving the lab.)

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