Appearance of sediments in Sternheimer-Malbin Stain Flashcards
1
Q
organism stains pale blue; purple nucleus
A
Trichomonas
2
Q
may not stain at all or are pale pink
A
Hyaline/Waxy casts
3
Q
Glitter cells
A
pale blue
4
Q
pale pink with purple nuclei
A
Leukocytes
5
Q
squamous cells
A
pale purple with dark purple nuclei
6
Q
other names for Sternhaimer-malbin stain
A
KOVA Stain
Sedi-Stain
7
Q
Spermatozoa
A
blue
8
Q
Crystals
A
do not stain
9
Q
Granular casts
A
pink matrix or purple granules
10
Q
orange-purple cytoplasm and dark nuclei
A
Renal cells