4707826144 | most commonly used method of preservation | refrigeration | 0 | |
4707826554 | does not interfere with chemical tests, prevents bacterial growth up to 24 hours, raises sp. gr. by hydrometer, precipitates amorphous phosphates and urates | refrigeration | 1 | |
4707826838 | for culture transport | boric acid | 2 | |
4707827092 | preserves glucose and sediments well, interferes with acid precipitation test for protein | thymol | 3 | |
4707828004 | preserves protein and sediments well, keeps pH at about 6.0, does not interfere with routine UA except pH, may precipitate crystals when used in large amounts | boric acid | 4 | |
4707828116 | BACTERIOSTATIC at 18 g/L; interferes with drug and hormone analysis | boric acid | 5 | |
4707828144 | interferes with drug and hormone analysis | boric acid | 6 | |
4707829065 | excellent SEDIMENT preservative that acts as a reducing agent | formalin | 7 | |
4707829528 | interferes with chemical tests for glucose, blood, leukocyte esterase and copper reduction | formalin | 8 | |
4707829710 | used to preserve cells and casts | formalin | 9 | |
4707829998 | does not interfere with routine analysis, flots on surface of specimens and clings to pipets and testing materials | toluene | 10 | |
4707830041 | prevents glycolysis | sodium fluoride | 11 | |
4707830182 | inhibits reagent strip tests for glucose, blood and leukocytes | sodium fluoride | 12 | |
4707830527 | good preservative for DRUG ANALYSIS | sodium fluoride | 13 | |
4707830884 | causes odor change, does not interfere with routine tests, use 1 drop per ounce of specimen | phenol | 14 | |
4707831001 | preserves cellular elements, for CYTOLOGY studies | Saccamano fixative | 15 | |
4707831834 | at a pH of ____, 30 mL of 6N _____ can be used for catecholamines, VMA or 5-HIAA | 1-2; HCl | 16 | |
4707832693 | at a pH of ____, _____ is used for AMINO ACID ANALYSIS | 3; HCl | 17 | |
4707833072 | prevents bacterial growth and is useful as a glucose preservative | Clorhexidine | 18 | |
4707843456 | preserves bacteria, stable at 48 hrs | Gray C & S tube | 19 | |
4707843561 | used for automated instruments | yellow plain UA tube | 20 |
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