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The urine has laboratory differentiations which describe the color, usually yellow to amber, cloudy to clear, the odor, and specific gravity which ranges form 1.010 to 1.020. Note: Carefully note where the decimal goes –1.032.
The following table lists the various tests which are done on a microscopic urinalysis.
The microscopic examination of urine looks for results associated with the following terms (sometimes abbreviated – see abbreviation list):
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1. pH 2. Casts 3. Hyaline 4. Granular 5. fatty 6. White cell casts 7. Pus cells 8. RBCs 9. WBCs 10. Epithelial cells |
Note: Here we reiterate: Knowing these terms, as with all of the terms, abbreviations, short usages, values and expressed-in values, or being able to refer to them (i.e., in this book), prepares you to quickly identify the correct terms in your mind reviewing or transcribing a report that includes the results of urine tests.
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C. CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CEREBRUM-SPINE) |
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TEST Specific gravity pH Total cells Chlorides Cholesterol CO2 Protein Serology Sugar (glucose) |
VALUE1.003 to 1.009 7.35 to 7.40
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D. LAB TEST ALPHABETICAL LISTING |
Scan this listing from top to bottom, study it, and then scan it once more. You don’t have to memorize this information, just familiarize yourself, and will help you to find what you want to know when you need to refer to it.
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Test |
Performed On |
Abbrev/Short Usage |
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Acetone |
urine |
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Acid phosphatase |
blood |
Acid phos |
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A/G ratio |
blood |
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Agglutinations |
blood |
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Albumin |
urine |
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Alochol |
blood |
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Aldolase |
blood |
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Alkaline phosphatase |
blood |
Alk phos |
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Amino acids |
urine |
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Ammonia |
blood |
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Amylase |
blood |
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Amylase |
urine – 24 hour |
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Anion gap |
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Antinuclear antibodies |
blood |
ANA |
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Antibiotic sensitivity (alos known as cuiture and sensitivity) |
culture
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C&S
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Antistreptolysin O |
blood |
ASO titer |
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Bilirubin (direct and indirect) |
blood serum |
bili |
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Bleeding time |
capillary blood |
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Blood gases - CO2 (carbon dioxide) - PCO2 (carb dioxide pressure) - pO2 (oxygen partial pressure) |
venous plasma
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CO2 PCO2 pO2 |
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Blood sugar |
blood |
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Blood urea nitrogen |
blood serum |
BUN |
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Complete blood count |
blood |
CBC |
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Compete blood count with differentials |
blood |
CBC with diff |
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Calcium |
blood serum |
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Calcium |
urine |
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Catecholamines |
urine |
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Chlorides |
blood serum |
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Cholesterol total |
blood serum |
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Clotting time (or coagulation time) |
blood |
PT & PTT |
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Cold agglutinins |
blood |
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Coombs (direct and indirect) |
blood |
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Creatinine phosphokinase |
blood |
CPK |
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C-Reactive Protein |
blood |
CRP |
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Creatinine |
blood serum |
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Creatinine clearance |
urine |
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Electrocardiogram |
heart function |
ECG, EKG |
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Electroencephalogram |
brain waves |
EEG |
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Estriol |
urine |
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Ethanol (alcohol) |
blood |
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Fasting blood sugar |
blood |
FSB |
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Fibrinogen |
blood |
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Glucose (ask sugar) |
blood/urine |
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Glucose tolerance |
blood/urine |
GT or GTT |
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Gravindex |
blood |
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Guaiac |
stool |
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Hepatitis associated antigen |
blood |
HAA |
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Haptoglobin |
blood |
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Hemostix |
urine |
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Heterophile antibody |
blood |
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5-Hyroxyindoleacetic acid (aka 5-HIAA) |
blood |
5-HIAA |
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Human chorionic gonadotropin |
urine |
CG |
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Human immune deficiency |
blood |
HIV |
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Iron binding capacity (aka Total IBC) |
blood |
IBC (TIBC) |
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Immunoglobins |
blood |
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IGA |
blood |
IGA |
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IGG |
blood |
IGG |
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IGM |
blood |
IGM |
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Iron |
blood |
Fe |
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Ketones |
urine/blood |
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Lactic dehydrogenase |
blood |
LDH |
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Lupus erythematosus |
blood |
LE (and LE prep) |
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Lipase |
blood |
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Lipoproteins |
blood |
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Magnesium |
blood |
Mag |
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Papanicolaou smear |
cells-from vagina/cervix, etc |
Pap smear |
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Partial thromboplastin time |
blood |
PTT |
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Protein bound idine |
blood |
PBI |
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Ph |
blood/urine |
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Phenylkeronuria |
blood |
PKU |
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Phospherus |
blood |
Phos |
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Porphobillnogen |
urine |
Porphy |
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Porphyrins |
urine |
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Potassium |
blood |
K |
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Prostatic specific antigen |
prostate/core specimen |
PSA |
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Protein |
blood/urine |
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Prothrombine time |
blood serum |
PTT or protime |
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Rheumatold arthritis |
blood |
RA/RA factor |
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Radioidine uptake |
thyroid |
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Rapid plasm regain |
blood |
RPR |
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Rubella antibody |
blood |
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Sedimentation rate |
blood |
Sed rate |
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Serology test (syphilis) |
blood |
STS |
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Serum glutamic oxaloacetic |
blood |
SGOT |
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Serum glutamic pyruvie transaminase |
blood |
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Sodium |
blood |
Na |
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Thyroid |
blood/urine/spinal/fluid |
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Thyroid T3 uptake T4 uptake |
blood blood |
T3 T4 |
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Thymol turbidity |
blood |
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Thyroxin |
blood |
T4 |
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Transaminase |
blood |
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Triglycerides |
blood |
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Uric acid |
blood |
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Urobilinogen |
urine |
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VDRL (syphilis) |
blood |
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