Common Other Tests

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dipstick - done in surgery, can be in red or white top bottle
MC+S (microscopy, culture and sensitivity) - send to lab, must be RED TOP bottle (tick boxes urine and MC+S on microbiology form)
ACR (albumin:creatinine ratio - protein test) - patient needs to transfer a small quantity of urine into a yellow top "Urine Z" container. It acts like a syringe, pull the plunger out to draw up the liquid into the tube. Give patient a plastic cup / sterile container, yellow tube and yellow quill for drawing up. On the blood test form (not microbiology form), tick "urine ACR"

MC+S - pea sized amount in a blue topped container. Tick "faeces" and "MC+S" on the microbiology form.
H Pylori test - pea sized amount in a blue topped container. Tick "faeces" and "H. Pylori stool antigen" on the microbiology form.
Faecal calprotectin - pea sized amount in a blue topped container. Tick "faecal calprotectin" on the blood test form.

send to lab in plain silver topped container, tick "sputum" and "MC+S" on microbiology form.

send to lab, tick the appropriate sample type eg oral, ear, abscess, ulcer etc and tick "MC+S" on microbiology form.

female - give patient a blue topped swab and a yellow female kit with swab and instructions explaining how to do the test themselves. Tick "vaginal" and "MC+S, trichomonas, mycology, chlamydia & gonorrhoea" on microbiology form. TELL PATIENT TO LABEL BOTH WITH NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH.
male - give patient yellow male kit and plain container. He will need to do a urine sample then draw some up and transfer into the test tube using the pipette provided. Tick "urine" and "chlamydia & gononrrhoea" on the microbiology form. TELL PATIENT TO LABEL WITH NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH.

send in plain silver topped container. Tick "nails" and "mycology" on microbiology form.