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Urine is typically collected in a cup, for ambulatory patients, or with a catheter or indwelling cath for in-patients. The urine is sent to the lab and a tox screen is performed. Note that, in cases of drug testing, collection of the urine is at times officially witnessed in order to prevent substitution.
