Centrifugation of Less Than the Recommended 12 ML of Urine

question 109

Multiple Choice

Centrifugation of less than the recommended 12 mL of urine for the microscopic examination will:

• A) Produce a false-negative sulfosalicyclic acid (SSA)
• B) Produce a false-positive SSA
• C) Increase the number of cellular elements
• D) Decrease the number of cellular elements

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Definitions:

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