The first part of the routine urinalysis is the ____ examination.

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The first part of a routine urinalysis usually involves an assessment of physical properties,such as volume,color,transparency,odor,and foam.These simple observations are extremely useful both for the eventual diagnosis of the patient and for the laboratory personnel who perform the complete urinalysis.Such tests often give clues leading to findings in subsequent portions of the urinalysis.For example,if a urine specimen is cloudy and red,the presence of red blood cells (RBCs)will probably be revealed by microscopic analysis of the urinary sediment.

The First Part of the Routine Urinalysis Is the ____