Learn to accurately analyze urine and body fluids with Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis, 4th Edition. Known for its clear writing style, logical organization, and vivid full-color illustrations, this renowned text covers the fundamental principles of urine and body fluids that are frequently encountered in the clinical laboratory. This includes the collection and analysis of urine, fecal specimens, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids such as cerebrospinal, synovial, seminal, amniotic, pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids. In addition, author Nancy Brunzel also shares her own extensive knowledge and expertise in the field as she highlights key information and walks you through essential techniques and procedures — showing you how to correlate data with your knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology in order to understand pathologic processes. In all, this is the perfect book to help you master all aspects of urine and body fluid analysis.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Reviewers - p. vii 7. Preface - p. vii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xi 9. 1: Quality Assessment and Safety - p. xi 10. 2: Urine Specimen Types, Collection, and Preservation - p. 17 11. 3: The Kidney - p. 26 12. 4: Renal Function - p. 49 13. 5: Physical Examination of Urine - p. 67 14. 6: Chemical Examination of Urine - p. 84 15. Reagent strips - p. 86 16. Tablet and chemical tests - p. 88 17. Chemical testing technique - p. 88 18. Chemical tests - p. 89 19. Reflex testing and result correlation - p. 117 20. Study questions - p. 119 21. 7: Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment - p. 125 22. Standardization of sediment preparation - p. 127 23. Enhancing urine sediment visualization - p. 131 24. Cytocentrifugation and cytodiagnostic urinalysis - p. 135 25. Formed elements in urine sediment - p. 135 26. Correlation of urine sediment findings with disease - p. 181 27. Study questions - p. 191 28. Urine Sediment Image Gallery - p. 186 29. 8: Renal and Metabolic Disease - p. 210 30. 9: Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis - p. 242 31. 10: Pleural, Pericardial, and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis - p. 260 32. 11: Synovial Fluid Analysis - p. 273 33. 12: Seminal Fluid Analysis - p. 287 34. 13: Analysis of Vaginal Secretions - p. 299 35. 14: Amniotic Fluid Analysis - p. 311 36. 15: Fecal Analysis - p. 321 37. 16: Automation of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis - p. 338 38. 17: Body Fluid Analysis: Manual Hemacytometer Counts and Differential Slide Preparation - p. 350 39. 18: Microscopy - p. 358 40. Appendix A: Reagent Strip Color Charts - p. 378 41. Appendix B: Comparison of Reagent Strip Principles, Sensitivity, and Specificity - p. 380 42. Appendix C: Reference Intervals - p. 384 43. Appendix D: Body Fluid Diluents and Pretreatment Solutions - p. 388 44. Appendix E: Manual and Historic Methods of Interest - p. 391 45. Answer Key - p. 397 46. Glossary - p. 408 47. Index - p. 416
Learn to accurately analyze urine and body fluids with Fundamentals of Urine & Body Fluid Analysis, 4th Edition. Known for its clear writing style, logical organization, and vivid full-color illustrations, this renowned text covers the fundamental principles of urine and body fluids that are frequently encountered in the clinical laboratory. This includes the collection and analysis of urine, fecal specimens, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids such as cerebrospinal, synovial, seminal, amniotic, pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids. In addition, author Nancy Brunzel also shares her own extensive knowledge and expertise in the field as she highlights key information and walks you through essential techniques and procedures — showing you how to correlate data with your knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology in order to understand pathologic processes. In all, this is the perfect book to help you master all aspects of urine and body fluid analysis.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Reviewers - p. vii 7. Preface - p. vii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xi 9. 1: Quality Assessment and Safety - p. xi 10. 2: Urine Specimen Types, Collection, and Preservation - p. 17 11. 3: The Kidney - p. 26 12. 4: Renal Function - p. 49 13. 5: Physical Examination of Urine - p. 67 14. 6: Chemical Examination of Urine - p. 84 15. Reagent strips - p. 86 16. Tablet and chemical tests - p. 88 17. Chemical testing technique - p. 88 18. Chemical tests - p. 89 19. Reflex testing and result correlation - p. 117 20. Study questions - p. 119 21. 7: Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment - p. 125 22. Standardization of sediment preparation - p. 127 23. Enhancing urine sediment visualization - p. 131 24. Cytocentrifugation and cytodiagnostic urinalysis - p. 135 25. Formed elements in urine sediment - p. 135 26. Correlation of urine sediment findings with disease - p. 181 27. Study questions - p. 191 28. Urine Sediment Image Gallery - p. 186 29. 8: Renal and Metabolic Disease - p. 210 30. 9: Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis - p. 242 31. 10: Pleural, Pericardial, and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis - p. 260 32. 11: Synovial Fluid Analysis - p. 273 33. 12: Seminal Fluid Analysis - p. 287 34. 13: Analysis of Vaginal Secretions - p. 299 35. 14: Amniotic Fluid Analysis - p. 311 36. 15: Fecal Analysis - p. 321 37. 16: Automation of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis - p. 338 38. 17: Body Fluid Analysis: Manual Hemacytometer Counts and Differential Slide Preparation - p. 350 39. 18: Microscopy - p. 358 40. Appendix A: Reagent Strip Color Charts - p. 378 41. Appendix B: Comparison of Reagent Strip Principles, Sensitivity, and Specificity - p. 380 42. Appendix C: Reference Intervals - p. 384 43. Appendix D: Body Fluid Diluents and Pretreatment Solutions - p. 388 44. Appendix E: Manual and Historic Methods of Interest - p. 391 45. Answer Key - p. 397 46. Glossary - p. 408 47. Index - p. 416
