Kidney Stones Urine Microscope. If a stone is suspected imaging will be performed to confirm the diagnosis. What are the various components of the urinalysis urine microscopy.
Does the protein measured on the dipstick detect all urine proteins. Bladder emptying is known as urination. A sample of well mixed urine usually 10 15 ml is centrifuged in a test tube at relatively low speed about 2 3 000 rpm.
The bladder stores urine until the person finds an appropriate time and place to urinate.
These stones can be treated or watched depending on their size and location. The functional unit of the kidney the nephron consists of the renal corpuscle pct loop of henle. Passing kidney stones is supposedly one of the most painful experiences a person can go through and these images of one under a scanning electron microscope show us what they look like up close. These blood cells are so small though you can t see the blood when you urinate.