Urine specimens. Urine specimens are collected by either a clean-catch method or from a catheter to obtain diagnostic information and to assess patientsâ status. point-of-care tests, with a routine urinalysis performed in a laboratory as indicated.
Oleander definition, a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental. See more.
Nerium oleander /ËnÉªÉriÉm ËoÊliË.Ã¦ndÉr/ is a shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea.[Note 1] It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco may have taken ...