Urine & Body Fluid Analysis

Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis


1 Microscopy, 1

2 Quality Assurance and Safety, 1

3 Urine Specimen Types, Collection, and Preservation, 37

4 The Kidney, 47

5 Renal Function, 71

6 Physical Examination of Urine, 91

7 Chemical Examination of Urine, 109

8 Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment, 157

Urine Sediment Image Gallery, 219

9 Renal and Metabolic Disease, 239

10 Fecal Analysis, 271

11 Seminal Fluid Analysis, 287

12 Amniotic Fluid Analysis, 301

13 Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis, 313

14 Synovial Fluid Analysis, 333

15 Pleural, Pericardial, and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis, 347

16 Analysis of Vaginal Secretions, 361

17 Automation of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis, 373

18 Body Fluid Analysis: Manual Hemacytometer Counts and Differential Slide Preparation, 385

Glossary, 393

Answer Key, 405

APPENDICES

A Reagent Strip Color Charts, 416

B Reference Intervals, 418

C Body Fluid Diluent and Pretreatment Solutions, 421

Index, 424

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