What does HPF stand for?

High Power Field (microscopy)

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Manual platelet estimates were performed by counting the number of platelets in 10 successive high power fields at 1000x magnification and multiplying the count by 109 to give the platelet estimation as n/[10.

Estimated platelet and differential leucocyte counts by microscopy, ...

A Our laboratory protocol regarding the finding of glitter cells and bacteria in the urine sediment, reports the number of white blood cells per high power field, and then comments that "glitter cells are present," if they are observed.

Urine wet prep glitter cell reporting

It may be noted that 0-5 pus cells and 0-1 RBC (a little more in females, and markedly if a woman is in mensis) per high power field may be normally present in urine, especially when there is no associated/ contributing factor to UTI.

What Tests Are Necessary for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?