Microscopic Examination Flashcards
What are the formed elements in the urine
Rbc
Wbc
Epithelial cells
Cast
Bacteria
Yeast
Parasites
Mucus
Spermatozoa
Crystals
Artifacts
Methods by which the sediment is prepared, the volume of sediment actually examined, the methods and equipments used to obtain visualization, and the manner in which the results are reported.
Microscopic analysis
Color (significance)
Blood
Clarity (significance)
Hematuria versus hemoglobinuria/ myoglobinuria
Confirm pathologic or non pathologic cause of turbidity
Blood (significance)
RBC, RBC casts
Protein (significance)
Cast, cells
Nitrite (significance)
Bacteria, WBC
Leukocyte esterase (significance)
WBC, WBC casts, bacteria
Glucose (significance)
Yeast
This can cause precipitation of amorphus urates and phosphates and other nonpathologic crystals
Refrigeration
This type of specimen collection minimizes external contamination of the sediment
Midstream clean-catch
A standard amount of urine that can be centrifuged in a conical tube
10-15 mL
RCF Formula
RCF= 1.118x10^-5 x radius in centimeters x RPM^2
Volume that is frequently used for uniform amount of urine and sediment
0.5 and 1.0mL
To maintain a uniform sediment concentration factor, urine should be
Aspirated off
When using the conventional glass-slide method, the recommended volume is
0.02mL
Examples of commercial systems
KOVA, urisystem, quick- prep urinalyis
Low power is used to detect (10x) what?
Epithelial cells
High power (40x) is used to detect what?
Wbc
Rbc
Yeast
Parasite
Often present to provide a point of reference
Epithelial cells
How are casts reported in the microscopic examination
Average number per low power field (lpf)
How are rbc and wbc reported in microscopic examination
Average number per 10 high-power fields (hpf)
How are epithelial cells, crystals, and other elements reported in microscopic examination
Semiquantitive terms
Who developed the first procedure to standardize the quantitation of formed elements in the urine microscopic analysis
Addis
It used a hemocytometer to count the number of RBC, WBC, casts, and epithelial cells present in a 12-he specimen
Addis count
Increases the overall visibility of sediment elements being examined using bright field microscopy by changing the refractive index
Staining
Identifies WBC, epithelial cells, and cast
Most frequent used stain in urinalysis
Sternheimer Malbin
Differentiate WBC and renal tubular epithelial cells, enhances nuclear detail
Toluidine blue
Distinguishes rbc from wbc, yeast, oil droplets and crystals
Lyses rbc and enhance wbc
2% acetic acid
Identify the free fat droplets and lipid containing cells and casts
Do not stain cholesterol
Lipid stain: oild red O and sudan