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The library

The library currently includes 5 topics in 1 discipline.

Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids

5 topics

  1. Specimen Handling and AcceptabilityHow collection, labeling, storage, and preservation determine whether a urine specimen is suitable for testing.
  2. Urine Specimen TypesHow to select and evaluate routine urine specimen types, including timed and midstream collections.
  3. Specialized and Forensic CollectionsHow prostatitis localization collections and federal workplace drug-testing collections are performed and interpreted.
  4. Color, Clarity, and OdorHow urine color, clarity, and odor are assessed and interpreted with chemical and microscopic findings.
  5. Specific Gravity and OsmolalityHow specific gravity and osmolality assess urine concentration, why results may disagree, and how each method is interpreted.

Areas in development: Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Laboratory Operations, Calculations and Reference Ranges. An area is added when its first topics are published.