Quantitating the Urine Microscopic

Looking for Casts

  1. Scan the edges of the coverslip under low power (10x) phase contrast. The fine focus should be varied continuously while scanning.
  2. Count each type of cast seen under low power. Switch to high power brightfield to identify casts if needed.
  3. Determine the average of each type found and record the findings as number per low power field (#/LPF).

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