Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Common Sense: Blood Cell Reproduction

We can do a quick urinalysis in the office at work. It takes less than 2 minutes and tells if there are red blood cells, white blood cells, ketones, bilirubin, protein, nitrites, glucose and a few other things present in the urine. Understandably, the sooner we do the test after the sample is given, the more accurate it is. However, if there are things like RBCs and WBCs present in the sample when it's given, they will be there in the same numbers even if the test is run later. RBCs and WBCs cannot reproduce spontaneously in a cup of urine. They just can't. Someone I work with does not understand this. I do not understand how she does not understand it.

P.S. -- Happy birthday, Jennifer!

3 comments:

M.D.Nelson said...

Is she blond?

Ms. Jess said...

No, she is not. And the blond ones do understand. So there. Ha ha.

M.D.Nelson said...

Oh, so she colors her hair. LOL. Well jess that just don't make em like you these days. Blond,beautiful, and smart.