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Analysis of Urine, Other Body Fluids, and Miscellaneous Specimens > Macroscopic Urine Examination > Flashcards

Macroscopic Urine Examination Flashcards

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physical examination of urine includes:

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  • urine color
  • clarity
  • specific gravity
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pigment present in urine that gives a yellow color of urine

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urochrome

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3
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urochrome was named by

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Thudichum

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pink pigment, is most evident in specimens that have been refrigerated, resulting in the precipitation of amorphous urates. attached to the urates, producing a pink color to the sediment.

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uroerythrin

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amorphous material in acidic level

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amorphous urates

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amorphous material in alkaline level

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amorphous phosphate

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7
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  • pigment of amorphous urates

- pigment of amorphous phosphate

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  • pink

- white

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an oxidation product of the normal urinary constituent urobilinogen, imparts an orange-brown color to urine that is not fresh

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urobilin

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constituent of urobilinogen

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urobilin

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urine color associated with oxidation of porphobilinogen to porphyrins

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red / port wine

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11
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urine color associated with melanoma and alkaptonuria

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black

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12
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_ - oxidation product of the colorless pigment, melanogen, produced in excess when a malignant _ is present

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melanin; melanoma

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13
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_ metabolite of phenylalanine, imparts a black color to alkaline urine from persons with the inborn-error of metabolism, called alkaptonuria

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homogentisic acid

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14
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condition which urine color is normal at first but when left standing at RT changed color to black

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alkaptonuria

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15
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inborn-error of metabolism that produce black urine

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alkaptonuria

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16
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urine color associated with pseudomonas infection

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green

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17
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urine color associated with clorets

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blue-green

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18
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urine clarity with no visible particulates, transparent

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clear

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19
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urine clarity with few particulates, print easily seen through urine

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hazy

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20
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urine clarity with print cannot be seen through urine

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turbid

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21
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urine clarity with many particulates, print blurred through urine

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cloudy

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22
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urine clarity with precipitate or be clotted

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milky

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t/f. milky urine is not rare.

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false

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24
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Semen is only reported when the physician is checking for _

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fertility

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25
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point of reference

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Squamous epithelial cells

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26
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condition which sperm goes to urine bladder instead of urethra

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retrograde ejaculation

27
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Nonpathologic Causes of Urine Turbidity

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SMASFRTV
“smasfortv”

  • Squamous epithelial cells
  • Mucus
  • Amorphous phosphates, carbonates, urates
  • Semen, spermatozoa
  • Fecal contamination
  • Radiographic contrast media
  • Talcum powder
  • Vaginal creams
28
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Pathologic Causes of Urine Turbidity

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RWBYNALL
“rawbynall”

  • RBC
  • WBC
  • Bacteria
  • Yeast
  • Nonsquamous epithelial cells
  • Abnormal Cysts
  • Lymph fluid
  • Lipids
29
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evaluation of urine concentration

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specific gravity

30
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urine with a specific gravity of 1.010

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isosthenuric

31
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urine with a specific gravity of <1.010

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hyposthenuric

32
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urine with a specific gravity of >1.010

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hypersthenuric

33
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specific gravity of most random specimens fall between

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1.015 and 1.030

34
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to determine whether specimen concentration is adequate to ensure the accuracy of chemical tests

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specific gravity

35
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current urine specific gravity measurement

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  • refractometer
  • osmolality
  • reagent strip
36
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specific gravity measurement with a principle of pKa changes in polyelectrolyte by ions present

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Reagent strip

37
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specific gravity measurement with a principle of changes in colligative properties by particle number

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osmolality

38
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refractometry principle

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refractive index

39
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calibration of manual specific gravity measurement for every 1 gram of protein subtract _

40
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calibration of manual specific gravity measurement for every 1 gram of glucose subtract _

41
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temperature adjustment in refractometer

42
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temperature adjustment in urinometer

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Temperature C = 5/9 (F-32)

43
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color microscopic correlations

44
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clarity microscopic correlations

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  • hematuria vs. hemoglobinuria / myoglobinuria

- pathologic and non pathologic cause of turbidity

45
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(turbid) gross hematuria has _ RBCs

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packed-filled

46
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microscopic hematuria has _ RBCs

47
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blood microscopic correlations

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RBCs, RBC Casts

48
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protein microscopic correlations

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casts, cells

49
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nitrite microscopic correlations

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bacteria, wbcs

50
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a true UTI is accompanied by _

51
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leukocyte esterase microscopic correlations

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wbcs, wbc casts, bacteria

52
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glucose microscopic correlations

53
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normal urine odor

54
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Foul, ammonia-like odor caused by

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UTI, bacterial decomposition

55
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Fruity, sweet odor is caused by

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Ketones (diabetes mellitus, starvation, vomiting)

56
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Maple syrup urine disease odor

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maple syrup

57
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rancid odor is caused by

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tyrosinemia

58
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mousy odor is caused by

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phenylketonuria

59
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sweaty feet odor is caused by

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isovaleric acidemia

60
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cabbage odor is caused by

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methionine malabsorption

61
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bleach odor is caused by

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contamination

62
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rotting fish “galunggong-like” odor is caused by

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trimethylaminuria

63
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urinary pigments that are present when refrigerated

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  • urochrome

- uroerythrin

Analysis of Urine, Other Body Fluids, and Miscellaneous Specimens (8 decks)

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