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

Exercise 3

Macroscopic screening of urine specimens is used to:

A. Provide results as soon as possible

B. Predict the type of urinary casts present

C. Increase cost-effectiveness of urinalysis

D. Decrease the need for polarized microscopy

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Macroscopic screening:

The term macroscopic screening denotes the microscopic analysis of abnormalities in chemical and physical portions of urinalysis.

• Urine specimen macroscopic screening is done to identify color, clarity, blood, protein, nitrite, leukocyte esterase, etc...

• Macroscopic screening provides earlier result of urine specimen as they are seen in microscope immediately when compared to reagent strip test, osmolarity, etc...

Therefore, macroscopic screening is used to “give results as soon as possible”. Hence, the correct answer is option.