Centrifugation of less than the recommended 12 mL of urine for the microscopic examination will:
A) Produce a false-negative sulfosalicyclic acid (SSA)
B) Produce a false-positive SSA
C) Increase the number of cellular elements
D) Decrease the number of cellular elements

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Centrifugation of less than the recommended 12 mL of urine for microscopic examination will decrease the number of cellular elements. This is because a smaller volume of urine will result in a smaller number of cells present in the sediment.

Centrifugation of Less Than the Recommended 12 ML of Urine