A timed urine specimen collection is ordered.The test will need to be restarted if which one of the following occurs?
A) The patient voids in the toilet.
B) The urine specimen is kept cold.
C) The first voided urine is discarded.
D) The preservative is placed in the collection container.

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A timed urine specimen collection requires the patient to collect all urine that they produce during a specific time frame, usually 24 hours. If the patient voids in the toilet rather than the collection container, this would be considered a break in the collection period and the test would need to be restarted. Keeping the urine specimen cold or discarding the first voided urine are common procedures in timed urine collections and would not require the test to be restarted. Placing the preservative in the collection container is also a standard practice and would not require a restart.

A Timed Urine Specimen Collection Is Ordered