Take-Home Collections for UA

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I was curious if other institutions allow patient's to take home a cup to provide a urine sample and then bring it back in for Urinalysis testing, or if it is kept strictly as a clinic collection for UA. Have stability issues been encountered? Have there been any issues with patient education on the appropriate collection techniques? Any additional issues? Thanks in advance!

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Adelina Wright

Wed Mar 19, 2025 at 3:07PM

If yes, what special clinical populations are allowed?
If yes, do you have kits/instructions for them?
If no, what education have you provided to let them know they cannot collect at home?

Glen McDaniel

Wed Mar 19, 2025 at 6:18PM

Yes we do. We provide a labeled cup (cup has full patient name, DOB, and the accession number for that order). We also give verbal instructions and give written instructions (how to collect, storage temp/stability, how to return to lab etc). We are a multi-facility lab so they can drop off specimen at any clinic because the specimen has the information (patient Id, order etc).

Kari Echtenkamp

Thu Mar 20, 2025 at 10:58AM

We allow this for any patient that can't produce a urine specimen during the clinic visit. They are sent home with a labeled urine cup, a hat (just in case), collection instructions, storage/return to clinic instructions. This doesn't happen a lot - but it does happen and we always allow it.

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