Kidneys/UA Flashcards
What are the four ways to collect specimens for urinalysis
Voided, bladder expression, catheterization, Cystocentesis
Why is a voided sample the best to check for Hematuria
Because you know that the blood is not your fault
What is the advantage of cystocentesis
Avoids any risk of urine contamination by blood or bacteria
Would your shipping Urine to the lab which tube do you use
Red top tube
What do you do if you’re not going to examine the urine right away
Refrigerate it
What is the normal output of urine
20 to 40 mL per kilogram per day
What is Pollakiurua
Small amounts of urine
What is polyuria
Frequent urination
What are some common causes of abnormal turbidity
Increased cells, numerous crystals, bacteria, lipiduria, mucus, semen, fecal contamination
What are three ways to determine urine specific gravity
Refractometer, urinometer, reagent test strip
What are the five functions of the kidney
- Water balance 2. Filter out waste 3. Acid-base balance 4. Erythropoietin 5. It involved a blood pressure maintenance
What is Concentrated urine
Functional kidneys: USG> 1.035 (dog) Or >1.040 (cat)
What is hyposthenuric
Dilute urine: USG
What is moderately concentrated urine
USG 1.013-1.029 (dog) or 1.034 (cat)
What is Isothenuria
1.007-1.012. When the urine is the same osmolarity as possible. Neither concentrated or diluted
What are the three rules for reagent strips
Store reagent strips and original container at room temperature. Avoid exposing reagent strips moisture, sunlight, heat. Do not touch test areas of reagent strip
What are the factors that may decrease the pH of urine
Fever, starvation, high-protein diet, excessive muscular activity, administration of certain drugs
What is increased pH due too
Alkalosis, high Fiber diets, urinary tract infection
Where do protein of the urine come from
Cystitis, high ph (false positive), fever, concentrated urine
What does glucosuria and normoglycemia mean
Suggests tubular damage:
Lepto
Antifreeze
Fanconi syndrome
Why are ketones formed
Starvation, peak lactation in dairy cattle, diabetes mellitus
What do ketones in the body cause
Central nervous system depression and acidosis.
What about bilirubin in cats on urine dipstick
Should always be negative. Bilirubinemia in cats is pathologic
When do we see Bilirubinuria
Increased destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia), liver disease, obstruction of bile flow from the liver, clinical jaundice
How do you change The microscope to see urine
Lower the condenser and closedown the substage iris diaphragm
For the urinalysis what would you see in low magnification
Casts, large crystals, debris, parasitic ova
What would you see under high magnification in a urinalysis
Leukocytes, erythrocytes, epithelial cells, far droplets, small crystals, sperm
How big are red blood cells in the microscope
7um
What happens to red blood cells when you have a high specific gravity
The red blood cells become crenated
What happens to red blood cells in urine with low specific gravity
The cells may be lysed and not visible
Describe fat droplets
Found in normal dog and cat sediments. Focus up and down and you could visualize their perfectly round appearance
What do increased numbers of transitional epithelial cells indicate
Urinary tract infections