A clinical study of diseases of the kidneys : including systematic chemical examination of urine, for clinical purposes : systematic microscopical examination of urinary sediments : systematic application of urinary analysis to diagnosis and prognosis : treatment / by Clifford Mitchell.

  • Mitchell, Clifford, 1854-1939.
Date:
1890
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    the other end of which is in contact with the chemical. By capillary attraction the chemical solution and sediment will gradually mix. The change brought about by the chemical may be quickly shown by adding a drop of it to a drop of the sediment, using the pipette or camel's-hair brush. Identification of Ordinary Constituents of the Sediment.—Notice whether the objects in the sediment seem to have color or are color- less. Figure 6. Uric acid crystals (yellowish-red). X 150. Uric acid crystals are found in urine add in reaction, and appear to the naked eye like red-pepper grains.