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Exam 2: Review Flashcards

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pH will _________ in the presence of bacteria.

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increase

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If the Urine is left at room temperature too long, it will give an ammonia smell produced by the bacteria which will decompose the _____.

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urea

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Urine creatinine concentrations are _____ times higher than plasma.

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50

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What three things are higher in urine that in other body fluids?

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Urea, sodium, chloride

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What is the physiologic SG urine range?
pH?

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1.002 to 1.035

4.0 to 8.0

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Urine from a healthy person contains no _______ or ________, where other body fluids do.

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protein, glucose

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Unpreserved urine color darkens due to _________.

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oxidation

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What causes decreased clarity of unpreserved urine?

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Bacterial growth and precipitation of amorphous material.

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What causes increased odor in unpreserved urine?

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Bacterial multiplication causing breakdown of urea to ammonia

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What causes increased pH in unpreserved urine?

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Breakdown of urea to ammonia by urease-producing bacteria/loss of CO2

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What causes decreased glucose in unpreserved urine?

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Glycolysis

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What are the normal pigments found in urine?

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Uroerythrin and Urobilin

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When is uroerythrin most evident?

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when deposited on amorphous crystals in a stored urine specimen, causing a pink color or “brick dust” sediment

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What are two possible causes of abnormally dark yellow urine?

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-May be dehydrated
-May have high conversion of urobilinogen → urobilin

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What are possible causes of amber/orange urine?

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-RBC breakdown in alkaline urine
-May have bilirubin (shake and look at foam)
-Formation of urobilinogen - normal component to urine but photo oxidized and turns yellow orange. No yellow foam
-Patient maybe taking phenazopyridine to relieve symptoms of urinary tract infection

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What can the foam of a urine sample indicate?

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-yellow foam = may be bilirubin

-white foam = formation of urobilinogen (normal component of urine but photo oxidizes and turns yellow/orange)

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What drug that is used to relieve symptoms of urinary tract infection can cause an abnormal amber/orange urine color?

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phenazopyridine

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What are two possible causes of pink colored urine?

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-Oxidized porphobilinogen in patient with porphyria if specimen has set out too long
-Amorphous crystal formation causes a light pink color to form

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What can cause a red color of urine?

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RBCs, hemoglobin, beets

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Three possible causes of brown/black urine?

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-Myoglobin; muscle breakdown, too much is damaging to the kidney
-Oxidized melanogen in patient with malignant melanoma if specimen is set out too long
-Could also be blood or Hgb

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Three possible causes of blue/green urine?

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-Biliverdin
-Pseudomonas
-Propofol

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What is common cause of urine color changes?

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numerous drugs

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What is the clinical significance of foam in urine?

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-Not normally included on report forms
-Normal urine when shaken will produce white foam then rapidly dissipate
-Stable white foam indicated large amounts of albumin in urine
-Yellow foam caused by increased bilirubin

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What genetic disorder can caue a Mousy odor?

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PKU

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What can cause a rancid odor?
Tyrosinemia
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What can cause a sweaty feet odor?
isovaleric acidemia
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What can cause a cabbage odor?
Methionine malabsorption
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What can cause a bleach odor?
contamination
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The density of a solution compared with the density of an equal volume of distilled water at the same temperature
Specific gravity
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The GREATER the urine density, the _________ the specific gravity
larger
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How is SG different from osmolarity?
Osmolality depends on the number of particles in the solution, while specific gravity depends on the number and weight of the solutes. Osmolality is a better indicator of concentrating and diluting abilities of the kidney
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What value is isosthenuric?
1.010 (SG of plasma ultrafiltrate)
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What value is hypothenuric? hepersthenuric?
lower than 1.010 higher than 1.010
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Normal random SG range?
1.003- 1.035: most common is 1.015- 1.025
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What is a more representative measure of renal concentrating ability?
Osmolarity
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Osmolarity is ONLY effected by...
the number of particles present
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What does SG depend on?
-number of particles present AND the density (size) of the particles
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Osmolarity can be determined by measuring a property that is mathematically related to the number of particles in a solution known as __________ property.
colligative
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What can cause changes in colligative properties?
-Lower freezing pt -Higher boiling pt -Increased osmotic pressure -Lower vapor pressure
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What instrument is used to measure osmolarity?
osmometer
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Automated osmometer utilizes ______________ to measure osmolarity.
freezing point depression
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What are the most common causes of end stage renal disease?
-Diabetes mellitus and related diabetic nephropathy (Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease) -high blood pressure
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What are 3 diseases that may produce renal tubular epithelial cells?
-Alport’s syndrome -Acute tubular Necrosis -Acute interstitial nephritis
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Protein is present in most renal diseases due to __________ malfunction
glomerular
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High levels of protein: glomerular impairment especially __________ syndrome.
nephrotic
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Lower levels of protein are seen with...
tubular disorders and pyelonephritis
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Chronic inability to vary the urine specific gravity and sloughed off renal tubular cells → _________ disorders
tubular
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White blood cell casts usually indicate the infection is where?
in the kidneys rather than in the lower UT
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What should be suspected with there is acute onset of proteinuria and hematuria with suddenly decreased GFR?
One of the acute glomerulonephritis disorders
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Likely renal disease with Red blood cell casts?
Acute glomerulonephritis
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Likely renal disease with White blood cell cast?
Pyelonephritis
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Likely renal disease with Hyaline cast?
Strenuous activity, fever, diuretics, concentrated urine-dehydration
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Likely renal disease with Renal tubular cast?
Acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis
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Likely renal disease with fatty casts?
Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change disease
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Likely renal disease with Broad, Waxy casts?
Chronic renal disease, chronic renal failure
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Likely renal disease with granular casts?
Nonspecific, often contains cells that have broken down/degenerated or contains aggregates of plasma proteins, seen more often in chronic conditions, but not exclusively
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3 causes of chronic kidney disease?
-hypertension (damages vessels) -diabetes (blood vessel damage and edema) -obesity (increases intraglomerular pressure)
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Infection of the kidney caused by the same bacteria that cause cystitis but the bacteria have ascended through the ureter to the kidney
Pyelonephritis
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Pyelonephritis can be differentiated from cystitis by the presence of...
WBC casts and renal epithelial cells -both will have many WBCs
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What is seen in pyelonephritis as the disease progresses?
-granular and waxy casts -high protein
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What may be absent in chronic pyelonephritis?
bacteria and casts
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Treatment of acute renal failure often leads to...
resolution
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Chronic renal failure almost always goes to...
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
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Mortality rates are high in acute renal failure, but it is not a __________ disease like the chronic form.
progressive
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What are the four stages of renal failure?
1. Diminished renal reserve 2. Renal insufficiency 3. Renal failure 4. End stage renal disease
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stages of Chronic Renal Failure: GFR drops to about 50% of normal
1. Diminished renal reserve
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stages of Chronic Renal Failure: -further GFR decrease -BUN and serum creatinine -increase (azotemia) -Anemia -Hypertension
2. Renal insufficiency
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stages of Chronic Renal Failure: GFR <20% Loss of urine volume and solute regulation Acidosis Edema
3. Renal failure
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stages of Chronic Renal Failure: GFR <5% Scarring Tubular fibrosis Loss of kidney mass Dialysis and/or kidney transplant required for survival
4. End stage renal disease

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