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Urinalysis

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Liquid Excrement consisting of water, salts, and urea   Urine  
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Location of urine production; storage   Kidney; Urinary Bladder  
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Detects and measures several substances in urine   Urinalysis  
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Checking of the appearance and color of the urine   gross examination  
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Urinalysis should be performed within ______ minutes of collecting the sample.   15  
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Optimal temperature for refrigeration of Urine   2-8 degrees  
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Pathologic Causes of clear urine   Drinking more than the daily recommended amount of water  
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Pathologic causes of Cloudy Urine   Phosphaturia Pyuria Chyluria Liduria hyperoxaluria  
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Food or Drug cause of Cloudy urine   Diet high in purine rich foods Hyperuricosuria  
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Pathologic cause of red or pink urine   Hematuria, hemoglobinuria, myoglobinuria, porphyria  
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Food or drug cause of red or pink urine   Fruits with naturally deep pink or magenta pigments Beets (anthocyanin)  
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Pathologic cause of blue or green urine   Pseudomonal UTI, biliverdin  
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Food or drug cause of blue or green urine   Amitriptyline (Elavil), indigo carmine, IV cimetidine (Tagamet), IV promethazine (Phenergan), methylene blue, triamterene (Dyrenium). Food coloring.  
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What does brown to dark brown urine or orange urine indicate?   Dehydration  
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Pathologic cause of brown to dark brown urine   Porphyria Indicates liver disease  
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Food or drug cause of brown to dark brown urine   Side effect of metronidazole, chloroquine, antimalarial agents Large amounts of Rhubarb, aloe, or fava beans  
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Pathologic cause of orange urine   Bile pigments  
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Food or drug cause of orange urine   phenothiazines, phenazopyridine (Pyridium)  
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Pathologic cause of yellow to amber urine   Concentrated urine  
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Food or drug cause of yellow to amber urine   Carrots cascara  
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Involves placing papers that contain small pads of chemicals into the urine sample   Urine dipstick tests  
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Component of dipstick test that indicates the amount of acid in urine   Acidity/ pH  
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Abnormal pH levels indicate _______   UTI  
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Dipstick test that shows the amount of particles present in urine per unit volume   Specific Gravity Concentration  
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Higher than normal urine concentration indicates what   Dehydration or not drinking enough fluids  
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Large amounts of protein might indicate problems in the A) liver B) kidney C) both D) neither   B) kidney  
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T/F there is normally a low amount of glucose in urine   True  
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Ketones in urine can be a sign of what disease?   Diabetes  
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Product of RBC breakdown   bilirubin  
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Bilirubin in urine can indicate what   liver damage or liver disease  
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Nitrites or leukocyte esterase present in urine can indicate what   UTI  
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Blood in urine   Hematuria  
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Alternative to urine dipstick tests   tablet test  
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Main component of urine   water  
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Common symptom of diabetes   sweet smelling urine  
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cause of sweet urine odor   high blood sugar diabetes  
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Occurs when bacteria from the intestines enter the bladder   Bladder fistula  
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Cause of strong urine odor   liver disease  
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Cause of mousey smell urine   phenylketonuria  
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Incurable genetic disease that makes you unable to break down phenylalanine.   Phenylketonuria  
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Cause of maple syrup odor urine   MSUD  
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Rare and incurable genetic disease that makes you unable to breakdown Leu, Ile, Val.   MSUD  
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Lack of treatment for MSUD can lead to what   Brain damage and death  
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Organ responsible for pH homeostasis   Kidneys  
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COmponent of bile that when present in urine indicates liver damage   Bilirubin  
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When present in high amounts, this substance might indicate viral hepatitis, or conditions associated with hemolytic anemia   Urobilinogen  
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When urobilinogen is absent, it indicates   Hepatic or biliary obstruction  
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Protein test pad provides a rough estimate of _________ in urine   albumin concentration  
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Urine protein elevation   proteinuria  
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High amounts of glucose in urine   Glucosuria  
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follow up test after occurrence of glucosuria   Fasting Blood Glucose  
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Intermediates of fat metabolism   ketones  
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in a person with diabetes, ketones are indications of insufficient _________   insulin  
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Condition where excess glucose and ketones are excreted into urine in order to flush them out of the body   Diabetic ketoacidosis  
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Presence of hemoglobin in urine   Hemoglobinuria  
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Myoglobin found in urine may indicate   muscle damage or injury  
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Enzyme most common in WBCs   Leukocyte esterase  
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Increase in WBCs in urine indicates   inflammation in the urinary tract  
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Most common cause of positive leukocyte esterase test   Leukocyturia (Bacterial UTI)  
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Microscope used in urinalysis   Bright field  
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Normal amount of RBCs per HPF in urine   0-5  
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Healthy amount of hyaline casts in urine   0-5 per LPF  
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Different types of cellular casts   WBC cast, RBC cast  
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Normal urine crystals   Amorhous urates, Crystalline uric acid, calcium oxalates, amorphous phosphates  
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Abnormal urine crystals   CaCO3, cystine, tyrosine, leucine  
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A method of specimen collection for obtaining non contaminated specimens. It is easy to perform and it provides a sample that can be used for bacteriologic examination and routine urinalysis.   clean catch  
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This method may be used if the patient is having difficulty voiding. It can also be used in a female patient to avoid vaginal contamination, especially during menstruation   Catheterization  
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To collect this specimen the patient voids before going to bed, and immediately on rising for sleep collects a urine specimen. a.   First morning specimen  
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The specimen can be collected at any time, usually during daytime hours, and without prior patient preparation.   Random urine specimen  
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Preferred specimen for urinalysis   First morning specimen  
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Following collection, specimens should be delivered to the laboratory promptly and tested within how many hours?   2 hours  
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This type of urine examination makes use of reagent test strips?   Chemical examination  
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Normal range of urine volume for adults   600 to 2000 mL  
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Polyuria is observed in these diseases   Diabetes, Chronic Renal Disease  
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Normally, yellow color of urine is produced by   Urochrome  
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Urine that turns black upon standing may contain what   Homogentisic acid, melanocytes, and melanin  
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. Freshly voided normal urine is usually clear; however, if it is alkaline, a white turbidity may be present due to   Amorphous phosphates  
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A yellow-brown specimen that produces a yellow foam when shaken can be suspected of containing:   Bilirubin  
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What pigment causes red coloration of urine when eating beets?   anthocyanins  
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A person with polyuria will have what coloration of urine?   colorless  
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Terms Used to describe clarity of ones urine   clear cloudy turbid  
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Urine clarity that indicates the presence of mucus   hazy  
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What enzyme causes one’s urine to smell like ammonia   Urease  
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What organic compound causes urine to smell fruity?   Ketones  
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What is another way to call urine clarity?   turbidity  
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1. An increased specific gravity may be attributed to the following conditions except: a. Dehydration b. Diabetes insipidus c. Diarrhea d. Glucosuria   b. Diabetes insipidus  
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Analyte in urinalysis that uses a double-indicator system   pH  
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Presence of this analyte in urinalysis may be indicative of biliary obstruction   Bilirubin  
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Commonly used as first indicator for renal diseases   protein test  
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Ascorbic acid may interfere the reading of the following analytes in urine   Glucose, bilirubin, nitrite  
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Presence of this analyte could be indicative of diabetes mellitus   glucose  
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At what speed and for how long should urine be centrifuged   1500 rpm for 5 minutes  
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Urine sediment reported as number per LPF   squamous epithelial cells  
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T/F RBCs crenate in hypotonic urine   False  
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T/F In alkaline urine, RBCs lyse   True  
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Largest cell present in urine sediment   squamous epithelial cells  
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Parasites in urine are usually contaminants from __________   the feces or vagina  
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most valuable initial aid for identification of crystals in urine is   pH test strip  
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Contributes to the formation of urinary crystals   solute concentration, pH, and temperature  
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Primary component of urinary mucus is   Tamm-Horsfall protein  
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Finding yeast cells in urine is commonly associated with   Diabetes mellitus  
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Urinary cast usually mistaken for mucus   hyaline cast  
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urinary parasite that is actually an intestinal parasite   Enterobius Vermicularis  
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