It is essential that urine specimens are carefully collected for accurate laboratory results. Please follow the instructions exactly. If you are unsure how to collect the specimen, ask our staff to explain.
We supply you:
- 1 x Urine Collection Container
Procedure:
Collect ALL urine produced within a 24 hour period.
- We strongly advise that you avoid the contents of the container and suggest that you collect your urine into another container (e.g. clean ice cream container) and then pour into the urine container.
- Empty your bladder into the toilet soon after getting out of bed in the morning and record the time (e.g. 6:00 am) and date on the container.
- Collect all further urine samples into the container, up to and including the final specimen, which is to be collected 24 hrs. later e.g. Next morning, empty bladder into the bottle. This will complete the collection.
- Place the lid on the container and tighten the lid firmly to prevent leakage. Avoid cross threading.
- Record the starting and finishing date and time of collection on the container.
- The container should be kept in a cool place during collection.
- Bring container to the Collection Centre within 4 hours of finishing the collection.
Please note that if any urine is accidentally lost/spilt you must notify the collector when returning the sample. Please telephone the Chemical Pathologist on 02 9005 7000 if you are uncertain about any of these instructions.
