The doctor may be able to get preliminary results by using a urine dipstick or by examining
the urine under a microscope in the office.
Your veterinarian may be able identify crystals in
the urine under the microscope, which will help determine what the stone is composed of.
Not exact matches
Additionally, a
urine sample may be analyzed
under a
microscope for cancer cells.
Finally, the
urine will be placed in a centrifuge where the liquid is separated from the sediment, and the sediment is then examined
under a
microscope.
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.
When you veterinarian asks you to bring a specimen of your cat or dog's
urine for analysis (urinalysis); looking
under the
microscope for objects and things that shouldn't be there is a very important part of the process.
The RVT can do an array of treatments, here are a list of most of them: collect blood and
urine samples, wound management, anesthesia, pain management, triage and emergency care, intravenous catheters, urinary catheters, radiographs, pre and post-surgical care, medication administration, nail trims, ear cleaning, cytology (looking at cells
under a
microscope to help determine diagnosis), urinalysis.
To see what's causing your vaginitis, your doctor may do an exam, look at a sample of your vaginal discharge
under a
microscope, or do other tests, like a
urine test.