micro Flashcards
purpose is to detect and identify insoluble materials present in the urine
Microscopic examinatio
AKA chemical sieving
Macroscopic Screening
Urine volume required for multiparameter reagent strip is ___ mL.
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Characteristic appearance exhibited by cholesterol crystals under polarizing microscope.
maltese cross
aka ammonium magnesium phosphate
triples phosphate
coffin lid
triple phoshate
thin prism often in rosette formation
calcium phosphate
resembles sulfonamide crystals
calcium phosphate
small and color less w/ dumbbellshape
calcium carbonate
thorny apples
ammonium biurate
metabolic disorder that prevents reabsorption of cystine in RT
Cystinuria
colorless, hexagonal plates and highly refractile
cystine crystal
crytal with “sulfur odor” of urine
cystine crystal
confirmatory test for cystine crystal
cyanide-nitroprusside test
Refers to large empty RBC during hyposthenuria wherein cells absorb water, swell, and lyse.
ghost cells
Type of WBC present during drug-induced interstitial nephritis, allergy, UTI and renal transplant rejection.
EOSINOPHILS
What is the stain used for demonstration of eosinophil in urine sediment?
HANSEL’S STAIN
Name the 3 crystals associated with liver disease.
BILIRUBIN
TYROSINE
LEUCINE