1794 



Journal of Applied Microscopy 



decolorize with Gabbet's blue, which should be allowed to act till the cover is 

 stained blue. The bacilli of tuberculosis if present will be stained red. All 

 other organisms will be blue. 



URINARY ANALYSIS. 



Begin and complete every examination of urine according to a general plan 

 and file a record for reference and comparisons. The following record is one of 

 normal urine : 



Name A. B. Age 32 Sex Male. 



Address 

 Quantity voided in 24 hours 



Color 



Reaction - . - - 

 Specific gravity - 



NORMAL CONSTITUENTS. 



Urea - 

 Uric acid 

 Chlorides - 

 Phosphates 

 Sulphates ■ 



Albumin 

 Sugar 



Al'.NORMAL CONSTITUENTS. 



135U c. c. — 45 oz. 

 Wine yellow 

 Acid 

 1018 



26 grams 



.569 grams 

 Centrifuge 11 per cent. 

 " 10 per cent. 



" S per cent. 



None 

 None 



SEDIMENTS. 



A few epithelial cells and debris 



Casts None 



Spermatozoa -..-.. None 



Have the patient collect all the urine he passes in 



twenty-four hours in a clean one-half gallon bottle, which 



should be kept well stoppered in a cool place. Do not trust 



him to mix the urine, measure it, and bring a sample, as 



frequent errors will result. The normal quantity of urine 



voided by a healthy adult, male, is 1200 to 1500 c. c, female, 



1000 to 1200 c. c, children, quantities according to age. 



The color should be a wine yellow, but this varies widely 



in normal urine. The reaction should be acid. Test as 



follows : Immerse the ends of two strips of litmus paper, one 



red the other blue, in the urine. If it is neutral there will 



be no change of color. If acid, the blue paper will turn 



red. If alkaline, the red paper will turn blue. Record the 



reaction. 



Specific Gnn'ity. — Fill the jar of a urinometer about three-fourths full of 



urine and lower the urinometer gently in it so that it may not adhere to the side 



of the jar. After it has become still read the specific gravity direct from the 



graduated scale. 



