Test urine specimen how to collect and save
Urine is an excretion of great significance, changes in the composition of urine can reflect the urinary system and other tissues and organs of the lesions, and the accuracy of the test results are directly related to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The following is the knowledge I brought to you about how to collect and preserve urine specimens for testing, welcome to read.
How to collect and store urine specimens
Urine is an excretion of great significance, and changes in the composition of urine can reflect the urinary system and other tissues and organs of the lesions, and the accuracy of the test results is directly related to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. HailiFu urine analyzer is a small test equipment for primary care units, regardless of the type of equipment, must be in accordance with the requirements of the formal operation in order to get accurate test results.
For testing equipment, the sample is an important factor affecting the test results, unqualified urine specimens, the test results do not reflect the actual state of the patient, that is, the use of optimal quality reagents, the best instrumentation, the most experienced testing personnel, but also can not make up for the specimen collection, the transfer of the process of error. Therefore, the correct, reasonable, standardized collection and processing of urine specimens is the 'main content' of quality assurance before urinalysis and must be done well.
Hailifu is a professional medical device manufacturer, the following we on the urine specimen collection of general requirements for a brief introduction.
General requirements for urine specimen collection:
① The patient should be in a quiet state, according to the usual life and diet
② Urine specimens for bacterial culture must be collected before treatment with antibiotics to facilitate bacterial growth
③ Exercise, sexual intercourse, menstruation, excessive fasting or eating, drinking, Smoking and posture and position can affect the results of certain tests
④ Clean the external genitalia, urethra and surrounding skin, female patients should be especially to avoid vaginal secretions or menstrual blood contamination of urine
⑤ If catheterized specimens or suprapubic puncture specimens are used, the patient and his family should be informed of the relevant precautions by the medical staff, and then be collected by the medical staff. The collection of urine from infants and young children should be guided by pediatricians and collected in pediatric urine bags
Clear marking: the urine collection container and test request form should be accurately marked with the patient's name, gender, age, date and time of retention of urine, urine volume, specimen type and other information, or with a bar code as a unique identifier.
Urine specimen preservation: urine specimens should be analyzed within 2h after collection, the urine specimens can not be tested in a timely manner, must be properly processed or preserved in an appropriate manner, which can reduce the specimen sent to the test delay caused by the change of the physical and chemical characteristics of the urine
Urine specimen post-test processing:
1. Post-test specimens are always regarded as infectious biological contaminants, and must be disinfected with 10g/L peroxyacetic acid or bleach x before being discharged into the sewer.
2. Specimen containers If the urine containers and test tubes used are not disposable, they must be soaked in 30-50g/L bleach x or 10g/L sodium hypochlorite solution for 2h, or 5g/L peroxyacetic acid can be used to soak for 30-60min, and then rinsed with water.
3. Disposable urine cups After the use of disposable urine cups, should be disinfected, and then burned; or with contaminated medical waste, as sent to a professional medical waste recycling company for harmless disposal, but to keep good records.
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