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1
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Clinical significance of pale yellow urine?

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Normal

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Clinical significance of straw-like colored urine?

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Normal—dehydration

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3
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Clinical significance of red colored urine

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Blood in urine (hematuria)

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Clinical significance of coca-cola colored urine

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Acute glomerulonephritis

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5
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Clinical significance of orange (dark-amber) colored urine

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Urobilinogen

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6
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Clinical significance of green urine

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Bile, bile pigments

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Clinical significance of sweet/fruity smelling urine

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Ketone bodies—diabetes mellitus

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8
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Clinical significance of ammonia smelling urine

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Bacteria, urine retention

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Clinical significance of foul smelling urine

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Bacteriuria

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10
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Clinical significance of extremely turbid appearing urine

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WBCs, mucus, bacteria, dehydration

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Clinical significance of clear appearing urine

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Normal

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12
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What is the confirmatory test for ketone?

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Ketostix

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13
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What is the confirmatory test for glucose?

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Diastix

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14
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What is the confirmatory test for albumin/protein?

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Albustix

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15
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What is the confirmatory test for bilirubin?

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Icotest

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16
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What could a WBC cast be indicative of?

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Acute pyelonephritis

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17
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What could the presence of RBC cast be indicative of?

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Acute glomerulonephritis

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18
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Greater than ______/HPF of RBCs is abnormal. List DDx

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2; hematuria—nephrolisthiasis, acute glomerulonephritis, cystitis, renal infarction

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19
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Greater than ____/HPF of WBC is abnormal. List DDx

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5; pyelonephritis, renal tuberculosis, cystitis

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20
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What are 2 reasons that a patient could have Stix negative for nitrites and still have a UTI?

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Not all bacteria can reduce nitrates to nitrite, urine must be in bladder for at least 4 hrs

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21
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How can you tell functional proteinuria from organic proteinuria?

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If the patient has other associated s/s

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What are several causes of functional proteinuria?

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High protein diet, orthostatic proteinuria

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23
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What are 2 causes of increased specific gravity?

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Dehydration, diabetes mellitus

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What is a cause of low specific gravity?

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Over-hydration, diabetes insipidous

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What is the significance of the level of epithelial cells in a UA?

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Possible contamination

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26
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If a UA has trace ketonuria, how would you tell if it could be diabetes mellitus or not?

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Presence/absence of glucose

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27
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What is the renal threshold for glucose? What is the significance?

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180 mg/100mL; if there is glucosuria, the blood glucose must be greater than 180

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28
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What pathognomonic formed element is most likely seen with pyelonephritis?

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WBC cast

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29
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What pathognomonic formed element is most likely seen with acute glomerulonephritis?

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RBC cast

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30
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What is the most likely diagnosis of glucosuria?

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Type II diabetes mellitus

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31
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What UA findings would you expect to find in type I diabetes mellitus?

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Glucosuria + ketonuria

32
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Normal specific gravity levels

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1.005-1.030

33
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Normal urine pH

34
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What does low pH indicate?

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Acidosis, fever, high protein diet

35
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What does high pH indicate?

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Alkalosis, cystitis

36
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What is proteinuria mostly indicative of?

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Renal disease

37
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Causes of ketones in urine

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Type I diabetes mellitus, starvation

38
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What could cause a false negative results of hematuria?

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High dose of vitamin C

39
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What causes nitrite in urine?

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Gram negative bacteria, they can reduce nitrate to nitrite

40
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Causes of bilirubinuria

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Cholelithiasis, biliary tract obstruction—conjugated bilirubin

41
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Best specimen of microscopic examination

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First morning urination, midstream

42
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MC causes of RBCs on microscopic exam

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Nephrolisthiasis, acute glomerulonephritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis

43
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Significance of WBC cast

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Definite evidence that urinary WBCs originated from the kidney—pyelonephritis

44
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What specific chromosome abnormality is likely present in a patient with CML?

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Philadelphia chromosome

45
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What management is appropriate to confirm diagnosis of CML?

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Bone marrow biopsy

46
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What is the most likely cause of stomach bloating in a patient with CML?

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Splenomegaly

47
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CBC findings for CML

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Anemia, marked leukocytosis, thrombocytosis

48
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Compare/contrast CML and AML

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CML: thrombocytosis, multiple myeloid precursors
AML: thrombocytopenia, myeloblasts w/ Auer Rod
Both: leukocytosis, anemia

49
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CBC findings for CLL

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Anemia, leukocytosis with lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia

50
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Characteristics cells of CLL

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Smudge cells; monotonous lymphocytes

51
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Diagnostic triad for CLL

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> 50 yoa
15,000 WBC
50% lymphocytes

52
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What is appropriate management for CLL?

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Bone marrow biopsy

53
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CBC findings for viral infection

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Leukopenia with lymphocytosis

54
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CBC findings for bacterial infection

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Leukocytosis with neutrophilia

55
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What is the diagnostic triad for infectious mononucleosis?

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Fever, sore throat, lymphadenopathy

56
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What is the diagnostic triad for Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Fever, pruritis, lymphadenopathy

57
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What chiropractic maneuver should be avoided for patients with mono? Why?

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Side posture and thoracics due to possible splenomegaly (dont want to rupture spleen)

58
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How long should a person with mono wait to return to sports?

59
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What s/s are indicative of lower respiratory tract infection?

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Crackles on auscultation, chest pain, mucopurulent cough

60
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CBC findings for ALL

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Anemia, leukocytosis, thrombopenia

61
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Characteristic cells of ALL

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Lymphoblasts

62
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What age group is most commonly affected by ALL?

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Pediatrics

63
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Characteristic cells of AML

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Myeloblast with Auer Rod

64
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Characteristic cells of CML

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Band neutrophils, myelocytes, metamyelocytes, promyelocytes, myeloblasts

65
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Etiology of PCV

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Myeloproliferative disorder, blood hyperviscosity (thrombosis)

66
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CBC findings for PCV

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Erythrocytosis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis

67
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EPO level in PCV

68
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Etiology of secondary Erythrocytosis

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Hypoxia (high altitude, congenital heart disease, chronic lung disease, smoking), renal tumor, testosterone

69
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CBC findings for secondary Erythrocytosis

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Erythrocytosis, NL WBC, NL plts

70
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EPO level of secondary Erythrocytosis

71
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Etiology of relative Erythrocytosis

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Dehydration (vomiting/diarrhea, severe burns, lack of water)
Low plasma levels

72
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CBC findings for relative Erythrocytosis

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Erythrocytosis, NL WBC, NL plts

73
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EPO levels in relative Erythrocytosis

74
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What complications could a patient with PCV experience?

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Blood hyperviscosity leading to thrombosis

75
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What are the differentials for microcytosis?

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Iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, sideroblastic anemia, (thalassemia)

76
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What are the characteristic cells of Hodgkin lymphoma?

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Reed sternberg cells

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