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|Videos|November 7, 2017
3 Components of a Complete Urinalysis
Jennifer Ogeer, DVM, MSS, MBA, MA, medical affairs marketing manager for IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., talks about the 3 components of a complete urinalysis.
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Jennifer Ogeer, DVM, MSS, MBA, MA, medical affairs marketing manager for IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., talks about the 3 components of a complete urinalysis.
1) Physical examination: to look at clarity, color, urine specific gravity, etc.
2) Chemical examination: to look for presence of glucose, white blood cells, red blood cells, etc.
3) Microscopic examination: to look at bacteria, crystals, etc.
These should be part of every minimum database that every veterinarian performs on a patient during a wellness test.
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