Midterm | L7: Valuing Urinary System Physiology

Question 1

URINALYSIS is an analysis of the (1), (2), and (3) properties of urine

Answer 1

1. physical
2. chemical
3. microscopic

Question 2

Direct visual observation

Answer 2

Macroscopic analysis

Question 3

What are assessed in a macroscopic analysis?

Answer 3

Color, clarity, cloudiness, etc.

Question 4

Urine color ranges from?

Answer 4

Yellow to amber

Question 5

Clearness and cloudiness of urine

Answer 5

Turbidity

Question 6

Turbidity of a normal urine

Answer 6

Clear without any cloudiness

Question 7

Freshly collected, cloudy urine is suggestive of —

Answer 7

UTI

Question 8

Amber urine is suggestive of —

Answer 8

dehydration

Question 9

What possibly causes a reddish appearance of urine?

Answer 9

1. Medication (that caused the coloring)
2. Presence of blood

Question 10

Assessing th ephysical properties of the urine

Answer 10

Macroscopic analysis

Question 11

Basic diagnostic tool used to determine pathological changes in a patient’s urine in standard urinalysis.

Answer 11

Uristick/ Dipstick

Question 12

pH range of urine

Answer 12

4.6-8.0;
average: 6.0

Question 13

looks at the acidity of urine

Answer 13

pH of urine

Question 14

acidity of urine

Answer 14

slightly acidic

Question 15

Alkaline urine is suggestive of —

Answer 15

UTI

Question 16

normal range of specific gravity of urine

Answer 16

1.001-1.035

Question 17

concentration of urine; specifically solutes (dissolved particles in urine)

Answer 17

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Question 18

Presence of glucose in the urine

Answer 18

GLUCOSURIA

Question 19

Normal presence of glucose in the body

Answer 19

Normally, no glucose should be present in the urine

Question 20

presence of protein in the urine

Answer 20

PROTEINURIA

Question 21

Presence of protein in the urine

Answer 21

It is normal to have small amounts of protein in urine BUT it is not detectable by the uristick. Once it is detected, excessive protein is already present

Question 22

Assessed under chemical analysis of urine

Answer 22

pH
Specific gracity
Glucose
Protein

Question 23

Study of the urine sample under a microscope

Answer 23

Microscopic analysis

Question 24

Presence of abnormal number of WBC in urine

Answer 24

Pyuria

Question 25

Most common indication of UTI

Answer 25

Pyuria

Question 26

Appearance of epithelial cells

Answer 26

Squamous: flat, scaly

Question 27

Epithelial cells are indicative of —

Answer 27

UTI

Question 28

To assess for kidney tenderness, ball of one hand should be places in the (1) and striked with the (2) of the fist. Enough force is used to cause (3) jar or thud in a normal person

Answer 28

1. Costovertebral angle
2. ulnar surface
3. perceptible but painless