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Q: What can affect urinalysis?

The results of urine tests can be affected by diet, dehydration, medicines, exercise, and other factors. Sometimes, you will be asked to come back and give another sample. Many people are familiar with pregnancy tests that use urine to detect a substance that only pregnant women produce.

Q: What is the purpose of urinalysis?

A urinalysis is a simple test that looks at a small sample of your urine. It can help find problems that need treatment, including infections or kidney problems. It can also help find serious diseases in the early stages, like kidney disease, diabetes, or liver disease.

Q: What should you not do before a urinalysis?

Before the test, don't eat foods that can change the colour of your urine. Examples of these include blackberries, beets, and rhubarb. Don't do heavy exercise before the test. Tell your doctor ALL the medicines and natural health products you take.

Q: How many types of stool tests are there?

There are two main types of stool tests to choose from. A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) detects the presence of blood in your feces. The second type, a stool DNA test, detects the presence of genetic material from polyps and cancerous tumors.

Q: What should you avoid with a stool sample?

Here's how to do the test right: Watch what you eat. Two days before and the day of the fecal occult blood test, cut out all red meat, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, grapefruit, horseradish, mushrooms, radishes, and turnips, which can all trigger false alarms.

Q: How long is stool good for testing?

Stool samples are typically stable up to 14 days after collection. To make sure your sample arrives in time to be tested, please register and return your sample to the lab promptly after specimen collection.

Q: What should you not do before a stool test?

For about three days before the test, your doctor may ask you to avoid: • Certain fruits and vegetables, including broccoli and turnips. • Red meat. • Vitamin C supplements. • Pain relievers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others)

Q: How do you collect activated clotting time?

ACT stands for activated clotting time. It is a clotting test that may be performed in the interventional suite and is commonly used to monitor the effect of heparin. A small sample of whole blood is placed in the testing machine, and a result is available in less than 5 minutes.

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