Lab Specimen and Microscopy Unit 1 Exam Study guide The best study guide for your exam

is the Learning Objective section and the Key Terms locate at the beginning of each chapter. *Chapter 2: Renal Function: --Table 2-1, 2-2, --Formula for Creatinine Clearance [C]: C = UV/P U = Urine creatinine P = Plasma/Serum creatinine V = Volume of urine per minute = Total volume of 24 hr urine / [60 mins x 24hr] (same formula for 12hr collection) --Formula for Osmolar clearance [Cosmo ] = (Uosmo x V) / Posmo --Formula for Water Clearance [CH2O] = V - Cosmo *Chapter 3 Table 3-1: know the composition of urine (names only) Figure 3-4 Specimen integrity: Table 3-2: know all the changes that occur in unpreserved urine Table 3-3: Type of urine preservatives, advantages and disadvantages Table 3-4: Types of urine specimens Know the correct procedures for collecting a timed urine specimen, midstream, cleancatch.. Know the correct way to handle the urine sample: labeling Know the criteria for accepting/rejecting a urine sample. Know the abnormal and normal urine volume. *Chapter 4 Table 4-1 thru Table 4-6 Procedure on how to grade color and clarity Figure 4-1 The types of urine specific gravity measurements and the principle Know how to dilute the sample and calculate the SG result *Chapter 5 All tables, boxes and procedures (hint: if you can answer the learning objective questions, you should be fine.)