Urine Sediment

1. Front Matter

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Microscope

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      Pages 3-5

   3. Setting-Up Köhler Illumination

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      Pages 7-9

   4. Phase-Contrast Microscopy

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      Pages 11-14

   5. Macroscopic Urinalysis

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      Pages 15-15

   6. Microscopic Urinalysis

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      Pages 17-25

   7. Anatomy of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract System

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      Pages 27-27

   8. Description of Urinary Sediment Constituents

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      Pages 29-45

   9. Staining of Urinary Sediment Constituents

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      Pages 47-47

   10. Cell Counting in the Fuchs-Rosenthal Counting Chamber

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       Pages 49-52

   11. Hematuria: Laboratory Investigations

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       Pages 53-57

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Urinary Sediment Constituents in Bright-Field and Phase-Contrast Microscopy

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      Pages 61-155

4. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. Microscopic Urine Sediment: Analysis and Findings

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      Pages 159-222

5. Part IV

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223

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   2. Urine Sediment Quiz

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      Pages 225-243

6. Back Matter

   Pages 245-250

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This book is a comprehensive resource and up-to-date description of all urinary sediment constituents which are presented in bright-field mode and in phase-contrast mode. Thanks to numerous detailed images of urinary sediment constituents, the reader is able to easily compare what they view microscopically with high-resolution photographs and short films. The book is also designed to aid the identification of rare urine constituents in their native state without prior staining. It also features guidance on how set-up a microscope , microscopy techniques, and  preanalytics. Exercises focused on microscopic analysis and diagnosis and a urinary sediment quiz reinforce key concepts to aid learning. 

Urine Sediment provides a practically applicable guide to the recognition of urinary sediment constituents. It is therefore a critical resource for trainees and experienced practitioners in urology, nephrology, gynecology and general practice who need to be able to accurately and quickly identify urine sediment constituents.

• Urine diagnosis
• Phase-contrast microscopy
• Isomorphic/dysmorphic hematuria
• Renal/post-renal hematuria
• Cells in urine sediment
• Preanalytics for urinary sediment diagnosis
• Quality assurance in urine diagnosis
• Urolithiasis
• Visual field method in urine sediment
• Decoy cells in kidney transplant patients
• Polyomaviruses
• Parasite eggs in urine
• Urine cytology: tumor cells in urine
• Epithelial cells in urine
• Anatomy of the kidney and urinary tract
• Urinary bladder
• Bacteriuria

• Neuendorf Labordiagnostik, Wiesloch, Germany

  Josefine Neuendorf

Josefine Neuendorf is a medical laboratory assistant with many years' professional experience in clinical routine and research, as well as a laboratory manager in Germany and Switzerland. Since 1990 she has been working as a teacher to medical laboratory assistants. She currently teaches at the Heidelberg Academy of Health Professions of the Heidelberg University Hospital. For over 10 years Josefine has also been holding seminars and lectures on urinary sediment diagnosis throughout Germany. She has been active as an author since 2013 and has published books and articles on urinary sediment diagnosis.

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