A urine specimen from a 48 year old woman was received in the urinalysis lab at

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A urine specimen from a 48 year old woman was received in the urinalysis lab at 9am. The specimen label indicated the urine was collected that morning at 8:30 am, and the lab log time was 8:46 am. While preparing the specimen or urinalysis the technician noticed that the Urine had a strong unpleasant odor and was very cloudy. A urine specimen from a 48 year old woman was received in the urinalysis lab at 9am. The specimen label indicated the urine was collected that morning at 8:30 am, and the lab log time was 8:46 am. While preparing the specimen or urinalysis the technician noticed that the Urine had a strong unpleasant odor and was very cloudy.

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The urine sample used for culture must be collected through a sterile technique. Samples must be analyzed immediately after collection, the samples left at the room temperature for prolonged times must not be used for analysis. In the given case, the sample is collected at 8:30 AM and the technician received the sample at 9 AM, as the time gap is 30 minutes (not more than 30 minutes), the sample is acceptable. So, the technician has to record the strong odor and cloudy appearance as physical signs.

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