Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis (Paperback, 5)

1. Quality Assessment and Safety
2. Urine Specimen Types, Collection, and Preservation
3. The Kidney
4. Renal Function
5. Physical Examination of Urine
6. Chemical Examination of Urine
7. Microscopic Examination of Urine Sediment
8. Renal and Metabolic Disease
9. Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
10. Pleural, Pericardial, and Peritoneal Fluid Analysis
11. Synovial Fluid Analysis
12. Seminal Fluid Analysis
13. Analysis of Vaginal Secretions
14. Amniotic Fluid Analysis
15. Fecal Analysis
16. Automation of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis
17. Body Fluid Analysis: Manual Hemacytometer Counts and Differential Slide Preparation
18. Microscopy

Appendix A: Reagent Strip Color Charts

Appendix B: Comparison of Reagent Strip Principles, Sensitivity, and Specificity

Appendix C: Reference Intervals

Appendix D: Body Fluid Diluents and Pretreatment Solutions

Appendix E: Manual and Historic Methods of Interest

Answer Key

Glossary

Index