lab M5 L16 Flashcards
pH < 5
acidic
high-protein diet, metabolic/respiratory acidosis, methanol poisoning, PKU
pH > 7.5
basic
vegetarian diet, metabolic/respiratory alkalosis, urinary infections, urine retention in the bladder, anemia, alkaline therapy, obstructing gastric ulcers
specific gravity < 1.015
hyposthenuria
chronic nephritis, diabetes insipidus, cardiovascular problems
specific gravity > 1.030
hypersthenuria
acute nephritis, diabetes mellitus, fever
glucose is more than 30 mg per 100 mL of urine
glucosuria
pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, renal tubule damage (nephritis), excess stress, excess vitamin C, brain damage
proteins is more than 10 mg per 100 mL urine
pathologic albuminuria OR physiologic albuminuria
pathologic albuminuria- glomerular damage, febrile diseases, anemia, hypertension, toxemia of pregnancy
physiologic albuminuria- excess protein ingestions, excess muscular exertion, prolonged exposure to cold, acute abdominal disease
ketones present
ketonuria
cold exposure, starvation, diabetes mellitus, absence of carbohydrates in diet, metabolic disorders