Palko's Medical Laboratory Procedures 3rd Edition by Danielle Wilken, Phyllis Cox

Exercise 10

Choose the best answer for the following questions.

When performing urine microscopy, about how many fields should be scanned when quantifying urine sediment for the presence of mucus?

a. 2–5 fields

b. 5–8 fields

c. 10–15 fields

d. at least 20 fields