26 June 2017 - 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron - urinalysis lab

Bonnie Lofthouse, 88th Medical Operations Squadron medical technologist, collects a patient’s urine sample for a urinalysis test inside the urinalysis laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 30, 2017. A urinalysis screens for urine chemistries, any cellular elements in urine, such as bacteria, white and red blood cells. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

Bonnie Lofthouse, 88th Medical Operations Squadron medical technologist, interprets results provided by the Iris, an automated urine analyzer inside the urinalysis laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 30, 2017. Urinalysis is one of the commonly performed tests in the clinical laboratory and the automated urine analyzer significantly reduces the laboratory’s need for manual microscopic analysis and sample handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alicia Finch, 88th Medical Operations Squadron medical technologist student, places a patient’s label on a urine sample container inside the urinalysis laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 30, 2017. A urinalysis consists of several chemical, microscopic and visual examinations for identifying cellular elements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)