|Articles|March 1, 2013

Idea Exchange: For less stress and mess, laminate the urine test results chart

This idea will improve your urinalysis interpretation.

Trying to read a urine test strip when the chart is on the bottle can be difficult. Having to turn the bottle is annoying, and I frequently lose my place. My easy solution was to carefully peel the sticker off the bottle and laminate it. It is much easier to read a flat chart, and the lamination makes it easy to clean.

Pat Hagan, LVT

Puyallup, Wash.

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