Showing posts with label dipstick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dipstick. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

Urinalysis vs Urine FEME

Are they different?

Urinalysis


Urinalysis consists of 3 parts:-
1) Direct visual observation or inspection of urine
2) Urine dipstick test
3) Urine FEME / Microscopic Urinalysis


Observation of Urine
Normal, fresh urine is clear and pale to dark yellow or amber in color. What is considered as abnormal appearance of urine?
http://www.medical-library.net/urinalysis_interpretation.html


Urine Dipstick Test
The dipstick yields valuable information which is available by direct observation after brief immersion of the urine specimen.
Medical Library: "Urinalysis_interpretation."
Medicine Newbie: "Urine FEME microscopic urinalysis."



Urine FEME / Microscopic Urinalysis
FEME stands for Full Examination, Microscopic Examination. Urine FEME is also referred to as Microscopic Urinalysis. How is it done?
http://www.medical-library.net/urinalysis_interpretation.html

Case Study
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Urology/urine-FEME/show/599838

Student's Notes
http://jacknaimsnotes.blogspot.com/2009/03/blood-in-urine.html

PowerPoints

http://slideplayer.com/search/urinalysis/

http://slideplayer.com/slide/2649063/#

http://slideplayer.com/slide/4062490/