Sentences with phrase «of urine sediment»

Complete urinalysis with microscopic examination of urine sediment, repeat MA test in 7 - 10 days.

Not exact matches

I have quite a few dogs and most have low sediment / concentration of their urine.

Urinalysis: A urinalysis consists of a urine specific gravity, urine dip stick, and sediment.

A urinalysis may also be performed for further assessment of the kidneys and to check the urine for any type of sediment.

The sediment involves spinning the urine in a centrifuge, then using a microscope to check the concentrated portion for the numbers and type of cells present.

Abdominal x-rays are taken to check for the presence of bladder and kidney stones, especially if crystals are found in the urine sediment.

This is then followed up with more intensive therapy which includes placement of a urinary catheter to relieve the obstruction and clean out the bladder; intravenous fluid administration to «flush out» the kidneys and restore normal electrolyte balance; blood and urine testing to determine the cause of the obstruction and the extent of kidney damage; and X-rays to examine the bladder for stones or sediment.

It is alos likely to be inaccurate if the urine contains large amounts of sediment.

Abnormal urine sediments in the form of inflammatory cells, blood, mucous, bacteria, and urinary crystals can become clumped together and collect at a narrowing in the urethra.

Examples of cytology tests are Blood Smears, Ear Swabs, Aspirations (removing cells from the body with a needle) or a Urine Sediment.

The resulting inflammation can cause thickening of the bladder wall and increased sediment in the urine.

You veterinarian will centrifuge the urine specimen and examine the sediment that forms on the bottom of the tube.

Urolithiasis can be defined as the formation of sediment anywhere within the urinary tract, consisting of one or more poorly soluble crystalloids of urine.

When they are present, these casts will be found in the sediment that accumulates at the bottom of a test tube of your pet's urine once it has been spun in a centrifuge and examined by your veterinarian or lab tech, under a microscope (cloudy or turbid urine is not, in itself, evidence that casts are present).

These may be visible under the microscope in the urine sediment, a part of the urinalysis.

Often the amount of blood in the urine is so small it can only be detected by testing with a specially treated paper, or by looking at the urine sediment under the microscope.

If your veterinarian noticed that your pet's urine was not crystal clear (was turbid), examination of the sediment for the cause of that turbidity becomes even more important.