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Urine Specimen Timed Spot Label

Label an explicitly recorded urine collection mode without treating spot and timed measurements as interchangeable.

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Description

Label a urine specimen's recorded collection mode.

Urinary records distinguish collected volume, collection duration, mean flow, anatomical side and the source of symptom codes. Millilitres, litres and cubic millimetres are volume units; dividing volume by a specified interval gives a mean rate. A diary transcription or volume balance needs verified collection and clinical context before it can inform care.

Label a urine specimen's recorded collection mode.

When to use this tool

Use Urine Specimen Timed Spot Label when you already have specimenId, collectionMode and need to label a urine specimen's recorded collection mode.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter specimenId, collectionMode. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty specimenId and collectionMode timed, spot, other or unspecified; format specimen [mode].1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
specimenIdSpecimen IdRequired. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
collectionModeCollection ModeRequired. Text; one of "timed", "spot", "other", "unspecified"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelLabelRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "specimenId": "S17",
    "collectionMode": "timed"
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "S17 [timed]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The label does not verify collection method, completeness or laboratory suitability.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Review the original collection log, measurement units and instrument protocol before interpreting a volume or flow. Use the full recorded trace for peak or time-varying flow; a mean or transcription is only one component of that record.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: urology/urine-specimen-timed-spot-label — tool.io

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