Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 18

Initial screening of the urine sediment is performed using an objective power of:

A. 4?

B. 10?

C. 40?

D. 100?

Step 1 of 2

Sediment examination in microscope:

• Urine specimen viewed through microscope to detect many factors such as color, clarity, epithelial cells, crystals, sediments (casts) etc..,

• Generally, microscopes have 3 or 4 objective lenses.

• Microscopic examination includes minimum 10 field’s observation under (Low) and (High) power.

• To detect cast the slide is examined in low power.

• Screening of urine specimen is done in microscope with objective power of initially.

Therefore, “” objective power is used in initial screening of urine sediment. Hence, the correct answer is option.