AUBF (reagent strip) Flashcards
reading time: BILIRUBIN
multistix: 30s
chemstrip: 60s
Principle: BILIRUBIN
Diazo reaction
Multistix sensitivity: BILIRUBIN
0.4-0.8 mg/dL
Chemstrip sensitivity: BILIRUBIN
0.5 mg/dL
Multistix reagent: BILIRUBIN
2,4 - Dichloroaniline diazoniun salt
Chemstrip reagent: BILIRUBIN
2,6 - Dichlorobenzene diazoniun salt
BILIRUBIN RXN
bilirubin glucuronide + diazonium salt
—(acid)—> azodye
dichloroaniline end-color: tan
dichlorobenzene end-color: pink-violet
type of bilirubin that appears in urine
conjugated
Associated with BILIRUBINURIA
hepatitis
cirrhosis
gallstones
carcinoma
correlation to BILIRUBIN
urobilinogen
false (+) sources of BILIRUBIN
• pigmented spx
• Phenazopyridine (gives yellow-orange color)
• Lodine metabolites
• Indican (intestinal disorder)
False (–) BILIRUBIN
• Light exposure (photo oxidized to biliverdin that does not react with Diazo)
• Ascorbic acid (>25 mg/dL)
• Inc. urine concentration
• Old spx
• Bilirubin hydrolysis to diglucoronide —> free bilirubin
• Nitrite (attaches to diazonium salt)
Confirmatory test for Bilirubin
Ictotest tablets
Result (+): blue —> purple color
screening test for DM
glucose chem strip
elevated glucose level
hyperglycemia
glucose renal threshold
160-180 mg/dL
(blood level at which tubular reabsorption stops)
fluctuating blood glucose level on a NONFASTING normal person after a meal
glycosuria
fasting spx required
2nd morning specimen
hyperglycemia during pregnancy
gestational diabetes
glycosuria in absence of hyperglycemia during malfunction in reabsorption of glucose by renal tubules
renal glycosuria
GLUCOSE reading time
30s
GLUCOSE principle
Double sequential enzymatic rxn
(glucose oxidase, peroxidase)
Glucose multistix sensitivity
75-125 mg/dL
Glucose Chemstrip sensitivity
40 mg/dL
reagents for GLU multistix
end color
glu oxidase, peroxidase
POTASSIUM IODIDE (green to brown)
reagents for GLU chemstrip
end color
glu oxidase, peroxidase
TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE (yellow to green)
other examples of chromogens for glu rxn
clinistix: O-toluidine (pink—> purple)
aminopropyl-carbazol (yellow —> orange-brown)
correlation to GLUCOSE
ketone
protein
false (+) GLUCOSE
• oxidizing agents (contaminated cont with peroxide)
• detergents
false (–) GLUCOSE
• Increased Ascorbic acid, SG, Ketones
• Decreased temp.
• Improperly preserved spx standing at RT
remedy for increased ascorbic acid causing false neg GLUCOSE
iodate
represents 3 intermediate products of fat metabolism
ketones
Ketones reading time
40s
Ketones principle
Sodium nitroprusside (nitroferricyanide) rxn
Ketones multistix sensitivity
5-10 mg/dL (acetoacetic acid)