Specimen collection is the process of obtaining tissue or fluids for laboratory analysis or near-patient testing. This article, the first in a six-part series on specimen collection, details how to ...

This review paper examines and evaluates urine-sampling methodologies in infants and young children, to determine which methods are suitable for use in large biomonitoring surveys or studies of ...

What Do Nurses Know About Urine Cultures? Urinary catheters carry an inherent risk for infection. Many healthcare providers do not follow current guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of ...

A 24-hour urine collection test is a laboratory test to measure the content of certain substances in the urine, which can be used as a diagnostic indicator of the function of the kidneys. The test ...

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Employers covered by the U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing rules don't have to obey the final rule DOT issued June 25, 2008 -- at least, not yet. Although DOT's change ...

A hospital specialist has invented a new product that manages to reduce plastic and simplify the process of testing urine. Consultant urologist Dr Nick Burns-Cox has been working on his own innovation ...