24 HOUR URINE COLLECTION
This is a test that requires the accurate collection of urine for 24 hours.
You will be provided with a container that contains a preservative. Follow the
instructions exactly and return the container to the office at the end of the
collection period.
- When you awaken in the morning urinate into the toilet and record the time
on the container. (This empties the bladder of urine that was made by the
kidneys during the night.)
- Collect all the urine for the next 24 hours in the container.
- Set your alarm to awaken at the same time as the day before and urinate
into the container. This collects the urine made by the kidneys during the
night.
For example, if you awaken Monday morning on the day you will begin the 24
hour collection at 7:00 A.M. urinate into the toilet and write 7: A.M. on the
container.
Collect all the urine during the day and night in the container for the next
24 hours.
Set your alarm to awaken Tuesday morning at 7:00 A.M.
Urinate into the container and bring the container to the office with your
name and date on the container.
Please call my office or my nurse if you have any questions.
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