Interpretation- urinalysis Flashcards
Sweet odor
DKA
Pungent odor
Infection
Red colour
Haematuria
Beetroot
Rifampicin
Brown discolouration
Bile pigments
Myoglobin (rhabdomyolysis)
Levodopa/metronidazole/antimalarials/nitrofurantoin
Increased specific gravity
Dehydration
SIADH
Proteinuria
Renal artery stenosis
Blood in urine
NOT I: neoplasm, obstruction, trauma, inflammation
Protein
Nephrotic syndrome, GN, nephritis
Myeloma/Bence Jones proteins
Local infection
Leukocyte esterase +ve
UTI
Nitrites +ve
Gram negative UTI
Further tests: leukocyte esterase and nitrites +ve
Urine culture
Ketones +ve. Further investigations?
DKA/diabetes
Starvation
Investigation: blood glucose
Glucose
Diabetes
Cushings
Acromegaly/thyrotoxicosis
Bilirubin
Conjugated bilirubinaemia: cholestasis, liver disease
Urobilinogen increased
Haemolytic anaemia, malaria