Principle: It’s a quantitative test used to checkout for
parameters like blood, Ketone, glucose, protein, nitrate, bilirubin, PH, Urobilinogen,
and ascorbic acid in urine sample.
Materials
Urine sample
Combi 9 strip
Test tube
Bucket centrifuge
Microscope
Cover slip
Glass slide
Colour chat
Procedure
A universal bottle is
given to the patient to urinate into it, 2/3 full, place a strip of Combi 9,
into the fresh urine sample, remove the stripe and hit it on the edge of the
container to remove urine, then compare the color of the Combi 9 strip with
that on the color chat.
Result:
The parameters to be checked out for are
glucose, blood,
Ketone, protein, nitrate, bilirubin, PH and Urobilinogen, are all on the Combi
9strip.
The result is base on color change of these parameters on the
strip.
Urine can also be examined microscopically to check for color
and appearance (cloudy/clear).
Microscopy
Aim: To detect the presence of infection
in the urinary tract.
Procedure
Fill 1/3 test tube with
urine
Centrifuge the urine
for sedimentation to take place
Decant the supernatant
Place the sediments
into a grease free slide
Mount the slide of the
stage, secure it with a stage clip and view using x10 objective and then switch
to x100 for more details.
Result
White blood cell, pus cells, epithelia cells and yeast cells
can be seen. Also parasites such as Taenia Vaginalis (TV), Schitosoma
Haematobium and others can be detected.
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