Urinalysis interpretation: How to squeeze out the maximum information from a small sample

Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2005, Pages 2-10

  Reine, Nyssa J ^a   Langston, Cathy E ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractional excretion of electrolytes; Urinalysis; Urine collection; Urine sediment

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE; HYALIN; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MYOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; UROBILINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; SAMPLE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE COLOR; URINE PH; YEAST;

EID: 13944250341     PISSN: 10962867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctsap.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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