A mother brings in her 8 year old son. She says he complains of a funny color in his urine after he returned from playing outside in the snow. She brought in a sample and it appears rust colored. Name three laboratory tests that would help confirm your suspicion and what results would you observe with each test?

A mother brings in her 8 year old son. She says he complains of a funny color in his urine after he returned from playing outside in the snow. She brought in a sample and it appears rust colored. Name three laboratory tests that would help confirm your suspicion and what results would you observe with each test?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter2: Basic Hematology

Section2.13: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

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