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Jumat, 28 Juni 2013

Benefits Of Lab Specimen Collection In Various Health Centers

By Estela Bolton


It is common to find people suffering from various ailments in the current world. Physicians find it difficult to treat certain disorders that they do not know its root cause. To avoid guesswork and assumption during treatment, doctors advice their patients to go for lab specimen collection. The sample material becomes the primary diagnostic tool in the treatment process.

One of the test samples they can quickly ask for your treatment is the urine. They can take it as a random, short or long term timed, first morning, or catheterized sample. The sample is cultured in the test room for various microorganisms to grow.

The urine is a sample with diverse characteristics. You should ensure that the urine sample you take to the test room is in the required volume. It is the obligation of the technical team in the sample test chamber to guide you on the best ways to obtain the sample. They do not recommend the use of urine that comes out first. They always ask for the middle stream urine. This sample is essential in the diagnosis of kidney disorders and kidney functioning tests.

The medical technician in the sample room can use macroscopic analysis to arrive to some conclusion. They include sample volume, color, odor, and presence of residues in the sample container. Any abnormality in these characteristics may indicate infection by bacteria or any other urinary tract diseases causing microbe.

People who complain about stomach problems and digestive discomforts will take stool as the chief sample. The color and consistence of the stool will help the medical technicians identify the underlying problem. There are quick tests that use these technicians us to detect the presence of all stages of parasites. It also confirms the presence of diarrhea causing bacteria such as salmonella and vibrio species.

People work in dusty places and even inhale more dust on the roads. Dust has become one of the leading causes of lung and respiratory disorders. Coughing for more than two weeks with other symptoms such as excessive night sweats indicate lungs infection. However, to confirm the situation, you will need to visit the doctor who may suggest the use of sputum sample. Sputum sample requires skills and expertise to process. There are modern techniques of extracting the sample from children who cannot produce the sample themselves.

Blood is yet another sample that doctors use in the diagnosis of systemic and chronic diseases. It is one of the test samples that require special and quality handling. It is usually maintained at room temperature if the processing is to take more than one day. The doctor can take the sample form different parts of the body. The vein is the main target place in adults.

Children do not have fully developed veins. This makes it hard for the technician to draw bold sample via their veins. Finger pricks are the most prevalent techniques that suit blood collection in children. Depending on the experience level of the nurse of sample technician, drawing of blood from the earlobes and heels of the infant is the best. Lab specimen collection is a procedure that only qualified personnel can perform.




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