Exam 1 Flashcards
WBC casts are indicative of?
pyelonephritis
Patient presents with a bees sting and severe edema (an indication of nephrotic syndrome); what would you expect to find in the urine?
protein
Patient has been in the office on a few occasions, and on each occasion the UA results show a SpG of 1.010. What does this indicate or how is it significant?
renal failure
Which test evaluates the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine?
SpG
Your patient is an alcoholic, their UA– dark yellow urine, increased bilirubin; what do you suspect? (there is also increased tyrosine)
liver disease
If your patient has microhematuria what findings might you expect to see on the UA?
occult blood, RBC’s and yellow colored urine
You take a lateral lumbar film on your patient who has a renal calculi, where would you expect to find the stone?
overlying the vertebral body
The UA you took on a patient was left out at room temperature, what might you expect to find present?
RBC lysis
What do RBC casts indicate?
glomerular nephritis
What is a primary indicator of renal disease?
proteinuria
Patient presents with left arm pain, there is an occult blood present, what do you expect to find in the urine?
myoglobinuria (MI)
Patients UA shows yellow color urine which is hazy, pH of 6, frequent epithelial cells, +2 bacteria, what is your diagnosis?
vaginal contamination
patient has pain on urination, increase bacteria, cloudy urine, 30-40 WBCs, what is your diagnosis?
cystitis (UTI)
6 year old patients with smokey colored urine, +2 proteins, 3RBC casts, and occult blood, what is your diagnosis?
glomerulonephritis
40 year old male patient with pH 6, 1.5 urobillinogen, greenish brown colored urine, patient complains of right upper quadrant pain, what is your diagnosis?
liver dysfunction
what is the confirmatory test for protein?
SSA
orthostatic proteinuria indicates normal urine when _____ and proteinuria when ____ and may be associated with ____?
supine, standing, hyperlordosis
flank pain might be associated with what color of urine?
smokey
right upper quadrant pain might be associated with ___ problems and urine colored ____?
liver, brownish/green
isothenuria is indicated with what measurement and indicates what?
SpG of 1.010, end stage renal failure
what does an SSA study confirm?
proteinuria
Where are casts formed?
renal tubules
Excess glucose in the urine may indicate?
diabetes