MC If a portion of the 24-hour urine specimen becomes contaminated with stool, you should
A. Add the contaminated urine to the 24-hour container, noting on the container that some urine may have been lost when discarding the stool.
B. Throw the contaminated specimen away and continue the collection, making note of the approximate urine lost.
C. Send the urine specimen to the laboratory and explain that the specimen collection was stopped due to contamination.
D. Discard the specimen and begin the 24-hour collection again.
D
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