INTRO TO UNRINALYSIS Flashcards
A; Acceptable for Routine Urinalysis for 24 hours
Refrigeration
D; Increase specific gravity
Refrigeration
Use in sediment preservation
Thymol
Thymol A; preserves __ and ___ such as cast and cells
glucose, sediment elements
Thymol D; Interferes with ____ test for ___
acid precipitation, protein
D; It act as reducing reagent, interfere in urine chemical test (glucose, blood, leukocyte esterase and copper reduction)
Formalin
advantages of formalin
excellent cellular preservative
D; Potential in chemical hazard
Saccomano preservative
It is both use cytology
Formalin and Saccomano fixative
Saccomano fixative is combination of ___ and ___
ethanol and carbowax
A; Preserves cellular elements
Saccomano fixative
For quantitative analysis
Concentrated HCL
Advantage of Concentrated HCL
good preservative for drug analyses
Disadvantage of Concentrated HCL
Unacceptable for urinalysis testing
D; Interferes pH determination
Boric acid
A; Boric acid preserves ____
protein
Boric acid A; Does not interfere with Routine Urinalysis except ___
pH
Advantages of this preservatives is Inexpensive
Refrigeration and Sodium carbonate
Quantitative analysis of poryphyrins, porphobilinogen
Sodium carbonate
Sodium carbonate A; it stabilizes ___ and ___
poryphyrins and porphobilinogen
Disadvatage of Sodium carbonate
Unacceptable for urinalysis testing
Sodium flouride D; Inhibits reagent strip test for ____. ____, and ____
glucose, blood and leukocytes
Its advantage is to prevent glycolysis
Sodium flouride
Advantage of Toluene
Does not interfere with routine test
Toluene D; Floats on surface of ____ and clings to ____
specimen, pipettes
D; Cause an odor change
Phenol
Advantage of Phenol
Doest not interfere with routine test
