CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO URINALYSIS Flashcards
He wrote the book on “uroscopy” in the 5th century BCE
Hippocrates
He discovered protein in urine by boiling urine (1694)
Frederick Dekkers
Term used to pertain to charlatans without medical credentials who offer predictions to the public in exchange for a healthy fee who became the subject of a book published by Thomas Bryant in 1627
Pisse prophets
He developed methods for quantitating microscopic sediments.
Thomas Addis
He introduced the concept of urinalysis as part of a doctor’s routine patient examination in 1827.
Richard Bright
TRUE or FALSE:
The kidneys continuously form urine as an ultrafiltrate of plasma.
TRUE
Average daily urine output
1200 mL – 1500 mL
Primary organic component of urine
Urea
Urine is normally composed of __% water and __% solutes.
95%; 5%
Note:
Concentrations may vary depending on dietary intake, physical activity, body metabolism, and endocrine functions.
This substance is a product of protein and amino acid metabolism
Urea
TRUE or FALSE:
Urea comprises majority (near half) of total dissolved solids in urine.
TRUE
Note:
Urea is the primary organic component of urine.
Aside from urea, what other primary organic substance/s is/are present in urine?
Creatinine
Uric acid
Major inorganic component of urine
Chloride
This is a product of creatine metabolism by muscles.
Creatinine
This substance is a product of nucleic acid breakdown in food and cells.
Uric acid
Aside from chloride, what are other primary inorganic components found in urine?
Sodium
Potassium
Note:
Chloride > Sodium > Potassium
This inorganic component combines with sodium to buffer the blood
Phosphate
This inorganic component regulates blood and tissue fluid acidity
Ammonium
This is used to determine whether a particular fluid is urine.
Testing urea and creatinine content.
Note:
Since urea and creatinine are present in high concentrations in urine as compared to other body fluids, these two substances may help identify fluid as urine.
Inorganic components present in urine
Chloride
Sodium
Potassium
Phosphate
Ammonium
Calcium
Normal daily urine output (range)
600 – 2000 mL
Average: 1200 – 1500 mL
This term is used to describe a decrease in urine output
Oliguria
Note:
Infants: <1 mL/kg/hr
Children: <0.5 mL/kg/hr
Adults: <400 mL/day
This term is used to describe cessation of urine flow
Anuria
An increase in excretion of urine at night
Nocturia
This term is used to describe an increase in daily urine volume
Polyuria
Note:
Children: 2.5-3 mL/kg/day
Adults: >2.5 L/day
TRUE or FALSE:
Polyuria may be encountered in both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus.
TRUE
While polyuria may be encountered in both diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus, the two may differ in terms of specific gravity.
This condition is caused by a defect either in the pancreatic production of insulin or in the function of insulin leading to increased glucose.
Diabetes mellitus
A patient with diabetes mellitus has a urine with (increased/decreased) specific gravity.
Increased
This condition results from a decrease in production or function of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Diabetes insipidus
TRUE or FALSE:
Urine is considered a biohazardous substance.
TRUE
Which of the following is NOT recommended for containers for urine collection?
A. Screw-top lids
B. Flat bottom
C. Has wide mouth
D. Snap-on lids
D. Snap-on lids
NOTE:
Snap-on lids are prone to leakage.
The recommended capacity of a urine container.
50 mL
Sterile containers are suggested if more than ______ hour/s elapse between specimen collection and analysis.
2 hours
Generally, when attaching labels to specimens, labels must be on the (container/lid).
Container
This is a document that must accompany the specimens delivered to the laboratory for confirmation. It must match the information attached on the specimen label.
Requisition form
REJECT OR ACCEPT SPECIMEN?
Specimens in unlabeled containers
REJECT
REJECT OR ACCEPT SPECIMEN?
Specimens in dry and clean containers
ACCEPT
REJECT OR ACCEPT SPECIMEN?
Specimens contaminated with toilet paper
REJECT
REJECT OR ACCEPT SPECIMEN?
Labels on specimens matched the information on the accompanying requisition form
ACCEPT
REJECT OR ACCEPT SPECIMEN?
Specimens of insufficient quantity
REJECT