Stacy Dawnell, a new medical assistant working in the lab at a physician office laboratory, receives a urine specimen from a patient collected at home. She notices that it appears to be partially frozen. What should Stacy do?

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The partially frozen specimen may not produce correct results due to the low temperature at which it was stored. Bacteria present in the specimen will have been destroyed by the freezing process, and it is difficult to tell what effect this may have had on other components of the urinalysis test. The patient needs to recollect the specimen to ensure valid results.

Stacy Dawnell, a New Medical Assistant Working in the Lab