Across
- 6. Component of urinalysis involving dipstick testing
- 7. Indicates high blood sugar if found in urine
- 11. Threadlike structure occasionally seen in urine, especially in contamination.
- 12. Protective clothing acronym
- 15. Important to do this to urine before pouring to ensure even sediment distribution
- 16. Describes transparency or cloudiness of urine
- 18. Describes the microscope field of view at 40x magnification
- 19. These may line the urinary tract and show up on microscopy
Down
- 1. Found in urine during fat metabolism or starvation
- 2. These microorganisms may appear as tiny, motile dots under the microscope and can indicate infection
- 3. Protein found in urine in kidney disease
- 4. Physical characteristic assessed in urine
- 5. Part of urinalysis examining sediment like cells and crystals
- 7. Worn to protect hands during sample handling
- 8. After centrifuging, this careful process separates the supernatant from the sediment
- 9. Every sample must have this to prevent misidentification
- 10. Set at 2000 rpm for 5 minutes to prep urine samples for sediment examination
- 13. What you must do to the dipstick after immersion to prevent cross-contamination
- 14. May indicate bacterial infection on a dipstick test
- 17. Disinfectant used at 10% concentration