[Histonet] Physcian office urine

[John Garratt]

If you are referring to "screening urines" and not diagnostic (ie cystoscopy specimens)  my personal preference would be to get a series of three early morning specimens which have been kept refrigerated and delivered on ice. The urine was already slopping around the warm bladder for hours anyway. If there was anything atypical in the screening urine then get a better preserved specimen using your diagnostic urine protocol that would utilize a fixative like Cytolyt or whatever your preference.

John


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On Friday, April 26, 2019 3:16 AM, Hannen, Valerie via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Good morning, I am hoping to get your opinion on this. Do you send Saccommano fluid to the doctor's offices for them to put into there urine for cytology specimens or just have them refrigerate the specimens until delivered to the Lab? My Lab Manager is asking which is best practice, we both have our opinions, but they don't match.
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> Happy Lab Week everyone!!
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> Thanks so much,
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> Valerie Hannen,MLT(ASCP),HTL,SU (FL)
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