Quality Assurance of Urinalysis

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Quality Assurance of Urinalysis
Prasit Chanarat Department of Clinical
Microscopy Faculty of Associated Medical
Sciences Chiang Mai UNiversity
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Quality Assurance in Urinalysis
Pre-Analytical Specimen collection (First
morning, random, 24 hr), transport, Handling,
Analytical Reagent preparation, Equipment
(Microscope, Refractometer), Urine strip,
timing Post-Analytical Reporting, LIS
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Quality of Results
Depend on Man Specimen Technology
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Quality Control
Internal QC External QC (Proficiency testing) QC
products for 1. pH 2. protein 3.
Glucose 4. ketones 5.
Specific gravity 6. Hemoglobin
7. Formed sediments
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Document
Quality manual (QM) Quality procedure (Standard
operating procedure, SOP) Work insruction (WI)
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www
www.Medl.b.med.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/
URINE/URIN081.html www.vh.org/Providers/CME/CLIA/U
rine Analysis/Urine Analysis.html www.lhsc.on.ca/l
ab/renal/ www.pshpfi/labnet/Euprompt.htm www.sqc.c
om/urinalysis.htm