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INTRODUCTION TO URINALYSIS Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 components of urinary system?

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  • Kidney
  • Ureters
  • Bladder
  • Urethra
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2
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Carry the urine to the bladder

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Ureters

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3
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Delivers the urine for excretion

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Urethra

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4
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Where urine us formed by filtration of blood

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Kidney

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5
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Stores the urine produced

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Bladder

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6
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What is the kidney’s function?

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  • Maintaining homeostasis
  • Regularion of body fluids
  • Excretion of waste products
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7
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The functional unit of the kidney

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Nephron

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8
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Enumerate parts of nephron

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  • glomerulus
  • bowman’s capsule
  • proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
  • loop of henle
  • distal convoluted tubule
  • afferent arteriole
  • efferent arteriole
  • peritubular capillaries
  • vasa recta
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9
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Two types of nephron

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  • cortical nephron
  • juxtamedullary nephron
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10
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Primary function is concentration of the urine

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Juxtamedullary nephron

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11
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Responsible for removal of waste products and reabsorption

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Cortical nephron

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12
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Point of entry unfiltered blood

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Afferent arteriole

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13
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Point of exit filtered blood

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Efferent arteriole

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14
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Located adjacent to the ascending descending loop of henle

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Vasa recta

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15
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Supplies blood to the kidney

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Renal artery

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16
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Total renal blood flow

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1200/mL/min

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17
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Total renal plasma flow

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600-700 mL/min

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18
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Consusts of coil approximately 8 capillary lobeds referred to as a capillary tuft

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Glomerular filtration

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19
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Contains pores and are referred to as fenestrated

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Capillary wall membrane

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20
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Presence podocytes

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Basement membrane

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21
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Necessary to overcome the opposition of pressure from the fluid from the bowman’s capsule and the oncotic pressure of unfiltered plasma protein

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Hydrostatic pressure

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22
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Dilation of the afferent arterioles and construction of the efferent arterioles

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BP drops

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23
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Caused by size afferent and efferent arteriole

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Presence of hydrostatic pressure

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24
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Ultrafiltrate of plasma

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Urine

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25
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Only organ with such a noninvasive means by which to directly evaluate its status

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Kidney

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26
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Readily available and easily collected specimen

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Urine

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27
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The testing of urine with procedures commonly performed in an expeditious, reliable, accurate, safe, and coft effective manner

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Urinalysis

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28
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References to the study of urine can be found in the drawinfs of caveman and in Egyptian hieroglyphics

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Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus

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29
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When was book of uroscopy written?

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5th century BC

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30
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When was color charsts had bern developed that described the significance of 20 different colors

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1140 AD

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31
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Who discovered albuminuria by boiling urine?

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Frederik Dekkers

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32
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Where did glucose test originated?

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From ant testing anf taste testing

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33
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What is the title of the book Thomas Bryant written?

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Pisse prophets

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34
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When did invention of the microscope and led to the examination of urinary sediment happened?

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17th century

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35
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Methods for quantitating the microscopic sediment

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Thomas Addis

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36
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Concept of urinalysis as part of a docto’s roytine patient examination

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Richard Bright

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37
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When did urinalysis befan to disappear from routine examination

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1930

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38
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What is the only organ with such a noninvasive means by which to directly evaluate its status

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Kidney

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39
Q

Enumerate reasons for performing urinalysis

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  • aiding in the diagnosis of disease
  • screening asymptomatic population for undetected disorders
  • monitoring the progress of disease and
  • effectiveness of therapy
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40
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What are the internal structure of the kidney?

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  • cortex
  • medulla
  • renal pelvis
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41
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The outer layer of the kidney, located just below the renal capsule

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Cortex

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42
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Innermost part of tge kidney

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Medulla

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43
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Renal medulla split up into a number of section known as

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Renal pyramids

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44
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The funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney

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Renal pelvis

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45
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What is the urine composition?

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95% of water and 5% of solutes

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46
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Organic component of urine

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  • urea
  • creatinine
  • uric acid
  • hippuric acid
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47
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Major organic component, product of protein and amino acid metabolism

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Urea

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48
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Product of creatinine metabolism by muscles

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Creatinine

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49
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Common component in kidney stones; derived from catabolism of nucleic acid in food

50
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Benzoic acid is eliminated in this form, increases with high vegetable diet

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Hippuric acid

51
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What are the other substances that is included in organic component of urine

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Carbohydrates
Fatty acids
Enzymes
Pigments

52
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Inorganic component of urine composition

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  • chloride
  • sodium
  • potassium
  • sulfate
  • phosphate
  • ammonium
  • calcium
53
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Primary inorganic component. Found in combination with sodium and many other inorganic substance

54
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Primarily from salt, varies by intake

55
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Derived from amino acids

56
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Combines with sodium to buffer the blood

57
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Regulates blood and tissues fluid acidity

58
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Combines with chloride, sulfate, and phosphate

59
Q

How do we verify if the fluid in the urine container is in fact urine?

A

Its high creatinine concentration
Also concentration of urea, sodium and chloride

60
Q

What is the normal daily urine output

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1200 - 1500 ml a range of 600-2000 ml is considered normal

61
Q

Decrease in urine output

62
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Result of excessive water loss from vomiting, diarrhea, perspiration or severe burn

63
Q

What is the measurement of urine for infants when you have oliguria

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1 ml/kg/hr

64
Q

What is the measurement of urine for children when you have oliguria

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0.5 ml/kg/hr

65
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What is the measurement of urine for adults when you have oliguria

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409 ml/day

66
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Cessation of urine flow results from any serious damage to the kidney or decrease flow of blood to the kidney

67
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Normally kidneys excrete 2 or 3 times more urine during the day

68
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Increase in daily urine volume

69
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What is the measurement of urine for adult when you have polyuria

70
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What is the measurement of urine for children when you have polyuria

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2.5- 3 mL/day

71
Q

Caused by defect in production of insulin or its function resulting in increase in body glucose concentration

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Diabetes mellitus polyuria

72
Q

Decrease in production or function of ADH

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Diabetes insipudus polyuria

73
Q

Urine is dilute with low SG

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Disbetes insipidus polyuria

74
Q

Compensated with polydipsia

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Diabetes mellitus polyuria

75
Q

Water is not reabsorbed from the plasma filtrate

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Diabetes insipidus polyuria

76
Q

Exceed renal threshold for glucose

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Diabetes mellitus polyuria

77
Q

What is the recommended specimen container?

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Clean, dry, leak-proof container

78
Q

Labels must be attached to the _______ not on the ______

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Container ; lid

79
Q

Must accompany specimens delivered to the laboratory

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Requisition form

80
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Enumerate specimen rejection

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  • specimens in unlabeled containers
  • nonmatching labels and requisition form
  • specimens confaminated with feces or toilet paper
  • container with contaminated exteriors
  • specimens of insufficient quantity
  • specimens that have been improperly transported
81
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What is the measurement of required routine urinalysis

82
Q

The container should have:

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50-100 ml capacity
An opening of at least 4-5 cm

83
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How long does specimen must be delivered to the laboratory?

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Within 2 hours

84
Q

First morning specimen also known as

A

8 hour specimen

85
Q

What is the ideal screening specimen

A

First morning specimen

86
Q

Essential for preventing false negative pregnancy test

A

First morning specimen

87
Q

For evaluating orthostatic proteinuria

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First morning specimen

88
Q

Can be collected anytime

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Random specimen

89
Q

Specimen is tested for glucose

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2 hour postprandial specimen

90
Q

Results are used primarily for insulin therapy monitoring

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2 hr postprandial specimen

91
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The second voided specimen after a period of fasting

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Fasting specimen

92
Q

Also known as second morning

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Fasting specimen

93
Q

Usually satisfactory for routine screening

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Random specimen

94
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Collected correspond with blood samples drawn during GTT

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Glucose tolerance specimen

95
Q

The most commonly received specimen

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Random specimen

96
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Recommended for glucose monitoring

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Fasting specimen

97
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Urine is tested for glucose and ketones

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Glucose tolerance specimen

98
Q

Results are ysed primarily for insulin therapy monitoring

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2 hr postprandial specimen

99
Q

Specimen is for urine quantitative assay

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24 hr specimen

100
Q

All specimen should be refrigerated or kept on ice during the collection period

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24 hour specimen

101
Q

Less traumatic method for obtaining urine

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Midstream “clean catch” specimen

102
Q

The specimen is obtained when the patient passess some urine in the toilet and then stops and urinate the midportion to the container

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Midstream clean catch specimen

103
Q

Involves collecting urine directly from the bladder by puncturing the abdominal wall and distended bladder ysing needle and syringe

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Suprapubic aspiration specimen

104
Q

Provides a sample for bacterial culture that is completely free of extraneous contamination

A

Suprapubic aspiration specimen

105
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Suprapubic aspiration specimen can also be used for

A

Cytologic examination

106
Q

Commercially available plastic utine collection nags with hypoallergenic skin adhesive are use

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Pediatric collection

107
Q

Also known as three glass collection

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Prostatitis specimen

108
Q

First container for prostatitis specimen

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First passed urine

109
Q

2nd container for prostatitis specimen

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Midstream portion of urine

110
Q

3rd container for prostatitis specimen

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Urine with prostatic fluid

111
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4th container for prostatitis specimen

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Post prostatic massage urine specimen

112
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Importance of 1st container

A

Urethral infection

113
Q

Importance of 2nd container

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Urinary bladder infection

114
Q

Importance of 3rd container

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Prostatic infection

115
Q

Provides this documentation of proper sample identification from the time of collection to the receipt of laboratory results

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Chain of custody

116
Q

Withstand legal scrutiny

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  • no tampering of sample
  • sample must be handled securely
  • proper id is required
  • 30-45 ml required amount
117
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Most routinelu used method of preservation is refrigeration at 2 C to 8 C

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Specimen preservation

118
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Examples of chemical preservatives

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  • thymol
  • formalin
  • sodium fluoride
  • phenol
  • toluene
  • sodium carbonate
119
Q

Ideal preservatives

A

Bactericidal
Inhibit urease
Able to preserve formed elements
Must not interfere with chemical test

120
Q

Sediment preservation

121
Q

Cytology

122
Q

Capillary lobe is rest to as

A

Capillary tuft

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