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Why is it important to ask a patient about urinary incontinence when giving instructions for collecting a 24-hour urine specimen?
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What is the best tube for collecting an ethanol specimen?
sodium fluoride
What type of additive is most commonly used for collecting an Ethanol specimen?
Sodium fluoride
When collecting a specimen you always need to wear?
I assume the specimen to be collected is medical, and not collecting a butterfly as a specimen? If medical, you must wear Disposable Medical Gloves. In some cases, a face mask and even safety glasses must also be worn, especially if you could be contaminated by blood or other bodily fluids.
What oral care do you perform before collecting a sputum specimen?
none, come as you usually are. that way a more accurate assessment can be made.
Which vein would you be most likely to use when collecting a 5 ml specimen of blood from an 18 month old child?
Pedi
Why is catheterization not routinely used for collecting urine specimen instead of the clean-catch midstream method?
It's invasive, it requires medical personnel and it's not really necessary.
Why is it important to take blood cultures with an aseptic technique?
A aseptic urine collection is important so they can have a clean-catch. A urine specimen is sometimes called a clean-catch, urine culture, or midstream specimen of urine, and is a method of collecting a quantity of urine for testing
What is the name for small samples of tissue removed for examination under a microscope?
If you mean a tissue sample taken to test for things such as cancer, the sample and the process of collecting it is called a biopsy. If it is tissue left over after a medical procedure, it can be a histopathological specimen. Of course, anything examined can be called a specimen.
Why is it important to record your observations while you are examining a specimen?
Recording observations is important because it provides a permanent record of your findings, allowing for accurate data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It also helps to track changes over time and enables others to replicate the study or further investigate the specimen based on your observations.
Why is it important for a specimen viewed under the microscope to be thin?
A specimen being viewed under a microscope should be thin so that light can pass through the specimen. The thinner it is the brighter it will be. A thick specimen will block the light and all you'll get is a dark grey image. Also, more detail can be seen in a thin specimen because there will not be parts in front of each other, blocking the view.
What is the purpose of collecting an arterial specimen?
Because arterial blood is freshly oxygenated, it gives a better reading of Blood Oxygen Levels - venus blood is headed back to the heart/lungs where it will be refreshed.
Why is it useful to turn the specimen on its side for this part of your study?
It is important to turn Êthe specimen on its side while dissecting Êbecause different organs Êof a specimen are best seen in a side view. This makes it easier Êfor study.
