Urinalysis Lab Report

Observed and Performed Tasks

• In my morning I helped Adriana catch a voided urine sample for her on a male Rottweiler. I previously discussed how I caught a voided urine sample in journal four.

• On the same urine sample that I caught she wanted me to perform a complete urinalysis on it. I previously discussed how I perform a complete urinalysis in journal seven. My macroscopic findings of the urine were amber and were clear. The specific gravity was over 1.050, meaning this was a very concentrated urine sample. I then did my dipstick and recorded my finding. RBCs were +3, bilirubin +2, protein +3, ketones negative, glucose negative, pH six, and leukocytes were +1. In my microscopic findings I found 30-35 RBC per HPF, 6-8 WBC per HPF, 3-4

The owner wanted blood work to be done before her pet went under anesthesia. The CBC machine was an Elements HT5 and was very easy to work with. Patty handed me the purple and green top tube to perform the in house tests. I first place the green top tube to spin down for 15 minutes so I can start with my CBC. I press new on the CBC machine to start with a new test, the only information I need to put in is the patient’s species and record number. The machines are in sync with the AVImark system, so patient information is transferred very easily. I look up the patient’s medical records so I can retrieve the record number. After the information is filled out I take my purple top tube and invert it ten times, then I take the top of and insert the tube into the probe so it can suck up the amount of blood it needs. After inserting the tube into the tip I press the start button to run the test. While that test is running I set up the chemisty machine, it was a Chemistry Elements DC which was also pretty easy to use. I go to the fridge to get the pre-surgical s-panel cartridge; this runs a TP, ALP, ALT, Glucose, Creatinine, and BUN. I insert the cartridge into the proper slot in the machine and place a new plastic to for the machine to use to get the sample from the tube. I set up the patient’s species and record number. After the green top tube had finished spinning I took of the top and placed it into the chemistry machine and pressed start. After the CBC and chemistry results are done we go into the patient’s medical records and transfer the information into the