Chemical Determination Of Urine Flashcards
Glucose
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
30 seconds: Double sequential enzyme reaction: Green to Brown
Bilirubin
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
30 seconds: Diazo reaction: Tan or pink to violet
Ketones
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
40 seconds: Sodium nitroprusside reaction (Legal’s Test): Purple
Specific Gravity
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
45 seconds: PKa change of a polyelectrolyte: Blue (SG 1.000) to yellow (SG 1.030)
Protein
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
60 seconds: Protein (Sorensen’s) error of indicators: Blue
pH
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
60 seconds: Double indicator system: Orange (pH 5.0) to Blue (pH 9.0)
Blood
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
60 seconds: Pseudoperoxidase activity of hemoglobin
Uniform green/blue (Hgb or Mb) Speckled/spotted (intact RBCs)
Urobilinogen
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
60 seconds: Ehrlich reaction
Red
Nitrite
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
60 seconds: Greiss reaction
Uniform Pink
Leukocytes
Reading Time: Principle: Positive Color
120 seconds: Leukocyte esterase
Purple
Reagent Strip Technique (4)
- Dip the reagent strip in a well-mixed urine (uncentrifuged) (Room temperature) not more than 1 second
- Blot the edge of the reagent strip on disposable absorbent pad
- Wait for each reading time to be reach
- Compare the color per parameter.
Care for Reagent Strips
Store in?
Store below?
Do not?
opaque , tightly closed container
30°C (RT)
freeze
Automated Reagent Strip
Readers principle
Light reflection from the test pads decreases in proportion to intensity of color produced by
the concentration of the test substance
Specific Gravity is Influenced by the
number and size of particles in solution
Normal SG (random)
1.003-1.035 (random)
When SG <1.003
Not a urine (except in D.I)
When SG >1.040
Radiographic dye present
(improve visibility of internal structures for X-ray)
SG = 1.010 is referred to as
Isosthenuria
SG < 1.010 (diluted) is referred to as
Hyposthenuria
SG > 1.010 (concentrated) is referred to as
Hypersthenuria
Urinometry (Urinometer/Hydrometer)
Reading:
Calibration Temperature:
Requires temperature correction:
- Below 3°C=
- Above 3°C=
Requires correction for Glucose and protein:
- 1 g/dL Glucose=
- 1 g/dL Protein=
Urine volume required:
Calibration:
Reading: LOWER MENISCUS Calibration Temperature: 20 °C Requires temperature correction:
❑ Below 3°C= =-0.001
❑ Above 3°C= +0.001
Requires correction for Glucose and protein:
❑ 1 g/dL Glucose= -0.004 (subtract)
❑ 1 g/dL Protein= -0.003 (subtract) Urine volume required: 10- 15 mL
Calibration:
❑ Potassium sulfate (K2SO4) solution= add 20.29g K2SO4 to 1 L of Water=SG should always be 1.015
Indirect method based on refractive index
Refractometry (Refractometer/TS Meter)
Do Refractometry (Refractometer/TS Meter) requires temperature correction?
No
Refractometry (Refractometer/TS Meter) requires correction for?
Glucose and Protein
Refractometry (Refractometer/TS Meter)
Calibration:
Distilled water: SG=
3% NaCl:
5% NaCl:
9% Sucrose:
Calibration:
Distilled water: SG= 1.000
3% NaCl: 1.015 ± 0.001
5% NaCl: 1.022 ± 0.001
9% Sucrose: 1.034 ± 0.001
RI calculation
light velocity of air/ light velocity solution
True or false: Specimens with very high SG readings can be diluted and retested
True
Reagent Strip Reaction for Specific Gravity: Principle
Change in pKa (dissociation constant of a polyelectrolyte)
Reagent Strip Reaction for Specific Gravity: Reagents
Multistix: Poly (methyl vinyl ether/ maleic anhydride) bromthymol blue
Chemstrip: Ethyleneglycoldiaminoethylethertetraacetic acid bromthymol blue
Reagent Strip Reaction for Specific Gravity: Interferences
False (+):
False (-):
False (+): high concentration of protein
False (-): Highly alkaline urines (>6.5)
Urine: Low Specific Gravity
specimen not concentrated, kidney disease.
Urine: High Specific Gravity
first morning, certain drugs