How patient preparation defects affect urine sediment microscopy. Massive accumulations of squamous epithelium and mucus hindering cell differentiation.
This is what a laboratory technician sees when a patient does not prepare for tests. Urine sediment microscopy - huge sheets of epithelium and mucus cover all fields of view and interfere with adequate cell differentiation.
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Aza Akchurina
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