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Collecting Urine,Stool and Blood in Child
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COLLECTING URINE,STOOL AND BLOOD IN CHILDREN
URINE SAMPLE COLLECTION
Urine should be collected in a sterile plastic or glass bottle.
The bottle can be sterilized by washing it with soap & water
and then by boiling it in water for 10 minutes.
Urine
sample should be mid-stream i.e. the initial small quantity
of urine should be discarded and the remaining sample to be
collected in the sterile bottle.
First
or second urine sample should be collected.
Urine
sample collected should be delivered to the laboratory within
1 hour of collection. If the time exceeds then the bottle should
be kept in a bag containing ice cubes until delivered.
Urine
for fasting sugar should be collected in fasting condition.
STOOL
SAMPLE COLLECTION Stool
sample for microscopic examination should be collected in a
sterile wide mouth plastic or glass bottle.
Patient
need not be fasting as stool sample can be collected at any
time of the day.
Sample
in the case of diarrhea should be delivered as soon as possible.
The
quantity of the sample need not be in excess.
BLOOD
SAMPLE COLLECTION IN CHILDREN For
infants, the blood for analysis should be collected prior to
feed, as milky & turbid serum interferes with certain testing.
Serum
should be stored or preserved by separating it after the blood
clots and is kept in a sterile tube, bottle, which should be
kept in deep freeze until delivered to the lab.
Blood
for CBC and sugar examination to be delivered to the lab immediately
after collection.
Fasting
sample in children is usually not required unless specially
asked for (fasting blood sugar, triglycerides etc).
Last updated on 8-12-2000
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