05 - urinalysis Flashcards
1
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cause of hemoglobinuria
A
intravascular hemolytic anemia
2
Q
cause of bilirubinuria
A
hepatic/biliary dz
extravascular hemolytic anemia
3
Q
4 main causes of hyposthenuria
A
- resistance to ADH
- increased water consumption (hyperthyroidism, hypercalcemia)
- lack of medullary concentrating ability (addisons)
- medications or fluid therapy
4
Q
hyposthenuria
4 causes of resistance to ADH (nephrogenic DI)
A
- cushing’s
- pyometra
- pyelo
- hypercalcemia
5
Q
6 causes of isosthenuria (1.008-1.012)
A
- renal dz
- DM
- resistance to ADH
- increased water consumption
- lack of medullary concentrating ability
- medications/fluid therapy
6
Q
1 cause of hypersthenuria
A
- dehydration
7
Q
3 causes of acidic pH
A
- metabolic acidosis (diabetic ketoacidosis, renal failure, lactic acidosis, addison’s)
- high protein diet
- paradoxical aciduria (acid urine pH with metabolic acidosis) due to severe vomiting
8
Q
3 causes of basic urine
A
- recent meal
- artifact
- UTI (urease producing bacteria)
9
Q
3 causes of proteinuria
(small amount can be normal)
A
- pre-renal (overload, hypertension)
- renal (glomerular, tubular)
- post-renal (inflammation, hemorrhage, neoplasia)
10
Q
4 causes of glucosuria
A
- DM
- stress (cats)
- pyelo
- lepto
11
Q
1 cause of ketonuria
A
- diabetic ketoacidosis
12
Q
5 causes of hematuria
A
- UTI
- iatrogenic
- urinary calculi
- coagulopathy (uncommon)
- neoplasia
13
Q
2 causes of bilirubinuria
(can be normal in small amounts in dogs - espically when concentrated)
A
- liver dz/bile duct obstruction
- hemolysis
14
Q
4 causes of pyuria
A
- UTI or inflammation (cystitis, pyelo, nephritis, prostatitis)
- urinary calculi
- genital tract infection/inflammation
- neoplasia
15
Q
increased epithelial cells - 3 causes
(can be normal)
A
- UTI
- urinary calculi
- neoplasia