The Addition of Sulfosalicylic Acid for a Qualitative Turbidimetric Protein

question 18

Multiple Choice

The addition of sulfosalicylic acid for a qualitative turbidimetric protein determination of a urine specimen is done to:

• A) dilute the protein in the specimen,because it is typically high and beyond the range of standards.
• B) remove interfering substances from the specimen.
• C) increase the volume of the specimen,because it is difficult to obtain adequate volume.
• D) precipitate a protein in the specimen that might be missed by albumin urine dipstick methods.

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