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

Exercise 73

Match the following crystals seen in acidic urine with their

description/identifying characteristics:

____ Amorphous urates              1. Envelopes

____ Uric acid                2. Thin needles

____ Calcium oxalate              3. Yellow-brown,monohydrate whetstone

____ Calcium oxalate              4. Pink sedimentdihydrate

               5. Ovoid

Step 1 of 5

Amorphous urates

The amorphous urates are seen in refrigerated specimen and appear as pink sediment.