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Introduction
Case 1: Dysuria
Case 2: Flu
Case 3: Edema
Case 4: Puffy eyes
Case 5: Hematuria
Case 6: Flank pain
Case 7: Jaundice
Case 8: Fever & pain
Leftovers
Sources of Error
Quiz Please
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So, what can you find in a urinalysis?
- Constituents of the blood
that may be present in high concentrations.
- The state of health of
the filtration apparatus (the glomerulus).
- Excessive loss of protein.
- Clearance of cells that
normally aren't in the urine to any degree.
- RBCs
- PMNs
- Tubular epithelium
- The presence of casts
- Presence of crystalline
material indicating a metabolic condition.
- Uric acid
- Amino acids
- Drug crystals
- Cellular material from
the bladder or urethra.
- Transitional epithelium,
malignant and benign.
- Blood
- Bacteria and inflammatory
cells.
What does the
urinalysis consist of
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