MIC ROSC OP I C

URIN ALYSIS
D E N N I S B RYAN A. VA L D E Z

A. Sediment Reported in
WORDS
(average per 10 fields)
1. Amorphous
urates/phosphates
2. Mucus threads
3. Epithelial cells
4. BACTERIA*
5. YEAST CELLS*
6. CRYSTALS* (identify type)

Revised 2015 September

B. Sediments Reported in
NUMBERS
(average per 10 fields)
1. PUS CELLS*
2. RED CELLS*
3. Casts (identify type)
4. Parasites (identify specie)

C. REPORTING (average per 10 fields)

WORDS
Rare
Occasional
Few
Moderate
Many
Loaded

NUMERICAL
EQUIVALENT

PERCENTA
GE FIELD

05
6 10
11 20
20 30
> 50
TNTC

25%
50%
75%
100%

Few, Some cells are present; Moderate, easily

seen; Many, prominent.
TNTC, Too numerous to count.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

All sediments are reported under LPO except for the red cells, pus cells,
bacteria, yeast cells, and parasites, which are examined under HPF.
Amorphous urates are differentiated from amorphous phosphates by
adding dilute acetic acid. Phosphates are dissolved.

Normal Acid Crystals

Amorphous urates
Uric acid
Acid urates
Monosodium or sodium urates
Calcium oxalate (also seen in neutral and alkaline urine)
Normal Alkaline Crystals
Amorphous phosphates
(Calcium oxalate)
Triple phosphates
Calcium carbonate
Abnormal Crystals of Metabolic Origin
Cystine
Tyrosine

Leucine
Cholesterol
Bilirubin
Hemosiderin
Abnormal Crystals of Iatrogenic Origin (Drugs)
Sulfonamides
Ampicillin
Radiographic contrast media
Acyclovir
Indinavir sulfate