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1
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Sediment examination is occasionally an aid in the diagnosis of?

A

systemic disease

2
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Microscopic examination is?

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important part of a complete urinalysis, many abnormalities cannot be detected by the reagent test strip, microscopy is performed for every urinalysis

3
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Normal urine should not contain a lot of ____except ___ and ____.

A

sediment

horses and rabbits

4
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___ ___ sample is best for sediment evaluation.

A

First morning

5
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Sediment an normally include?

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epithelial cells, mucus threads, RBCs, WBCs, Hyaline casts, crystals

6
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Always examine when fresh or if sits too long what can occur?

A

casts dissolve

crystals form

7
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The urine of horses and rabbits usually has large amounts of ____ _____ crystals

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calcium carbonate

8
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How do you separate sediment and supernatant?

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  1. centrifuge urine for 3-5 min. at 1000 - 2000 rpm
    5 - 10 mL of sample is ideal
  2. supernatant is poured or pipetted off, leaving approx. 0.5 mL in the tube
  3. remix by gently flicking tube with finger to resuspend sediment
9
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How do you prepare unstained sediment slide?

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1 . place a drop on a slide

  1. cover with a cover slip
  2. turn down light on microscope
10
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How do you prepare a stained sediment slide?

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  1. add a tiny drop of sediment stain (Sedi-stain) or 0.5% new methylene blue to sample
  2. cover with a cover slip
  3. turn down light
11
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Can stain introduce artifacts?

How can you rule artifacts out?

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yes

examine both stained and unstained slides

12
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Can you have both stained and unstained sample side by side on the same slide?

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yes

13
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How do you do a microscopic examination?

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  1. start on low power - evaluate larger elements, casts or aggregates of cells - report as number per low power field (#/lpf)
  2. move to 40x - look for bacteria, differentiate cells (epithelial cells, RBCs, WBCs, - report as (3/hpf), look for bacterial - report as few, moderate, many - report morphology (shapes) (cocci, bacilli)
14
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Microscopic findings - normal you might see?

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few - casts, crystals, epithelial cells, RBCs, WBCs, mucus threads, fat droplets, sperm (intact males)

15
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Microscopic findings - abnormal you might see?

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more than a few - RBCs - small, round, smooth in fresh urine
shrink - crenate - in old urine
swollen - in dilute urine
WBCs, casts, crystals, hyperplastic or neoplastic epithelial cells, parasite ova, bacteria, yeast

16
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What cell types will you find in urine?

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epithelial cells (intact, ghost, crenated)
squamous, transitional, renal, caudate, WBCs, yeast bodies, sperm
17
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erythrocytes in Urine may look different, how?

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RBCs - small, round, smooth in fresh urine
shrink - crenate - in old urine
swollen - in dilute urine
2 - 3 RBCs/hpf is not abnormal depending on patient and collection methods

18
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Leukocytes are?

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larger than RBCs and smaller than epithelial cells - spherical, dull gray or greenish yellow - granules or lobed nucleus

19
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What is pyuria?

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WBCs withpus

20
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Epithelial cells are?

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few = normal
increased = inflammation
three types:
squamous - distal, urethra, external
transitional - smaller from bladder etc.
renal - any number is significant
21
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Casts are?

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we see on low power not high power
formed in the lumen of the distal and collecting tubules
classified by appearance:
- hyaline, epithelial, cellular, granular, waxy, fatty, mixed

22
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Hyaline casts look?

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clear and colorless, composed only of protein, cylindrical, with parallel sides and usually rounded ends

23
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Increased numbers of hyaline casts mean?

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fever, poor renal perfusion, strenuous exercise or general anesthesia

24
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Granular casts are?

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hyaline casts with granules that come from tubular epithelial cells, RBCs or WBCs that become incorporated within the cast and then degenerated, they are common

25
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Granular casts increase with?

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acute nephritis

26
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Epithelial casts consists of?

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epithelial cells from the renal tubules

27
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Epithelial cells occur with?

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acute nephritis, and degeneration of renal tubular epithelium - more skin cells collected

28
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Erythrocyte casts are what color?

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deep yellow to orange
membranes may not be visible
Contain RBCs - renal bleeding

29
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Leukocyte casts contain?

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WBCs -neutrophils

inflammation in renal tubules

30
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Waxy casts are?

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waxy - dull with a waxy appearance

31
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Fatty casts are?

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contain small droplets of fat, seen in cats with renal disease, sometimes seen in dogs with diabetes mellitus

32
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Crystalluria is?

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the presence of crystals

33
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Crystalluria may lead to?

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urinary calculi

34
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Crystalluria is dependent on?

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pH, concentration, temperature, and elements

35
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Crystals are reported as?

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type, quantity (occasional, moderate, many) or 1+ to 4+

36
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What are some types of crystals found in urine?

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struvite, calcium oxylate, uric acid, amorphous, calcium carbonate, ammonium biurate, sulfonamide, cystine, other crystals

37
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How do you recognize struvite?

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eight-sided prisms with tapered ends - most often a “coffin lid” shape

38
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AKA struvite?

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triple phosphate crystals or magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals

39
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Where are struvite found?

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in alkaline to slightly acidic urine

40
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What types of calcium oxalate crystal are there?

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dihydrate and monhydrate

41
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What do calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals look like?

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small square with an X across the crystal - resembles the back of an envelope

42
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Where are calcium oxylate dihydrate crystals found?

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in acidic to neutral urine

43
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What species is oxylate dihydrate crystals found?

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common in dogs and horses

44
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What do calcium monohydrate crystals look like?

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small, dumbell-shaped or elongated and pointed at each end - often called fence posts

45
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Where is calcium monohydrate crystals seen?

A

ethylene glycol poisoning - antifreeze

46
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Uric acid crystals have a variety shapes but usually are?

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diamond or rhomboid

47
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What color are uric acid crystals?

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yellow or yellow brown

48
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What breed of dogs is uric acid found?

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dalmations - (not common with other breeds of dogs or cats)

49
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Amorphous crystals look like?

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granular precipitate

50
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Amorphous crystals are named for?

A

acidity of urine

51
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Amorphous crystals that are acidic are called?

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Amorphous urates

52
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Amorphous crystals that are alkaline are called?

A

Amorphous phosphates

53
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Calcium carbonate may appear to look?

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round with lines radiating from the center, round granular masses, dumbbell shaped

54
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Calicum carbonate are common in what species?

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horses and rabbits

55
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Calcium carbonate are not ___ significant.

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clinically

56
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Ammonium biurate crystals are seen in slightly ___, ___, or ___ urine.

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acidic, neutral, alkaline

57
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What color are Ammonium biurate crystals?

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brown

58
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Ammonium biurate crystals look like?

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long irregular spicules

59
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Ammonium biurate crystals are common in what species?

A

animals with severe liver disease

60
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Sulfonamide crystals are seen in animals treated with?

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suflonamides - drugs

61
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Sulfonamide crystals look like?

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round, dark with a radiating center

62
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Sulfonamide crystals are prevented by?

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encouraging water consumption during treatment

63
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Cystine look like?

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flat, thin, six-sided, colorless

64
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Cystine is associated with?

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rental tubular dysfunction, cystine urolithiasis

65
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Leucine crystals looks like?

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a wheel or pincushion shape - spikey

66
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Leucine crystals are what color?

A

yellow to brown

67
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Leucine crystals are associated with?

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liver disease - uncommon in dogs or cats

68
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Urolithiasis is?

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a condition of having urinary calculi (stones)

69
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Urolithiasis may cause?

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blockages or remain in bladder

70
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Urolithiasis is important to determine type/compostion for what?

A

prognosis and prevention

treatment and removal

71
Q

Urolithiasis is common in what species?

A

castrated male ruminants, in dogs and cats, typically struvite crystals (in dalmations usually are urate crystals)

72
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Tyrosine crystals look like?

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dark, needle-like projections

73
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Tyrosine crystals are associated with?

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liver disease - uncommon in dogs or cats

74
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Crystals associated with Melamine toxicity look like?

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golden-brown round to oval crystals with radial striations

75
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Crystals associated with Melamine toxicity may be present in animals that have been fed diets contaminated with?

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melamine or cyanuric acid

76
Q

Microorganisms are found in urine such as?

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bacteria, fungi, and protozoa

77
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Normal urine is free of bacteria. T/F

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True - can be contaminated by bacteria residing on the epithelium of the vagina, vulva or prepuce during urination

78
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Bacteria is ____ if urine is left standing.

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proliferate (increase rapidly in numbers)

79
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Bacteria can be identified under ____. What do they look like?

A

magnification

round - (cocci) or rod-shaped - (bacilli)

80
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Bacteria can be reported as?

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few, moderate, many, or TNTC

81
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Bacteria is indicative of?

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infection or inflammation

82
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Bacteria should be submitted for bacterial ____.

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culture

83
Q

Parasite ova and microfilaria can be seen in?

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Fecal contamination and parasite of the urinary tract

84
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What is Pearsonema plica?

A

bladder worm

85
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What is Dictophyma renale?

A

kidney worm (of dogs)

86
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What is Microfilaria imitis?

A

adult heartworm

87
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What are mucus threads?

A

resemble twisted ribbons - confused with casts

88
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Mucus threads are in large numbers in what species?

A

horses

89
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Mucus threads in other species indicates what?

A

urethral irritation or contamination with genital secretions

90
Q

Spermatozoa found in?

A

intact males

91
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Spermatozoa in large numbers can give?

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false -positives for protein

92
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fat droplets look like?

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lightly green-tinged, highly refractile, spherical

93
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If a sediment smear sits for a few moments, fat droplets will rise to the ___ . Higher plane of focus than rest of slide

A

surface

94
Q

Lipuria?

A

fat in urine

95
Q

Lipuria is seen in some degree in most?

A

cats

96
Q

Lipuria is seen with?

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obesity, diabetes millitus, hypothroidism, and , rarely, after a high-fat meal

97
Q

Artifacts enter during?

A

collection, transport, or examination

98
Q

Examples of artifacts are?

A

air bubbles, oil droplets, hair, feces, pollen, dust