Lab exam #4

Question 1

Why the color of urine is yellow?

Answer 1

The color of urine is yellow because of urochrome, which is a pigment that results from the body’s destruction of hemoglobin. Water consumption throughout the day plays a role in the type of color the urine is. If a person drinks less water then his/her urine will be dark yellow. Medication such as diuretic gets rid of excess water in body which can give urine a more pale-ish color.

Question 2

Why urine is turbid?

Answer 2

Turbid urine means that a person might have certain conditions such as sexually transmitted disease, dehydration or urinary tract infection.

Question 3

Glucose

Answer 3

Pathological condition: Diabetes

Question 4

Ketone

Answer 4

Pathological condition: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Question 5

Leukocytes

Answer 5

Pathological condition: Urinary Tract Infection

Question 6

Blood

Answer 6

Pathological condition: Enlarged prostate

Kidney Infection

Question 7

Proteins

Answer 7

Pathological condition: Heart Failure

Severe Hypertension

Question 8

Transport Maximum

Answer 8

There is a transport maximum for every substance that is reabsorbed using transport protein in the membrane. A person who becomes hyperglycemic because of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus exceeding the glucose transport maximum and large amounts of glucose may be lost in the urine