Misc. Urine

Question 1

What hormone can be deficient in people with Diabetes insipidus?

Answer 1

Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) – previously known as Antidiuretic hormone (ADH).

Question 2

What is the role of aldosterone?

Answer 2

Increase rate of sodium reabsorption.

Question 3

What condition will cause a positive reagent strip blood result due to hematuria?

Answer 3

Glomerulonephritis

Question 4

What could cause a false negative on the Bilirubin portion of urine dip stick?

Answer 4

Ascorbic Acid (Vit C) or exposure to light

Question 5

What could cause a false positive on the blood portion of the urine dipstick?

Answer 5

Bleach, or other oxidizing reagents

Question 6

What could cause a false negative on the blood portion of the urine dipstick?

Answer 6

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

Question 7

What might an alkaline urine pH tell you?

Answer 7

Maybe “old” urine, or sometimes seen after eating (in response to HCl secretion)

Question 8

What is the single best indicator of early disease involving glomerulus?

Answer 8

Protein.
Can also be increased after strenuous exercise.

Question 9

Granular cast seen. Disease?

Answer 9

*Can be seen in people who strenuously exercise too.
Can also be found when remained longer in the tubules. Further disintegration will turn into waxy casts.

Renal Disease

Question 10

Hyaline case seen. Disease?

Answer 10

Some are normal in urine.

dehydration, renal disease, exercise.

Question 11

Waxy cast seen. Disease?

Answer 11

Indicative of urinary stasis.
severe/chronic renal failure and can be due to allograft rejection.

Question 12

Bilirubin crystals seen in? Disease

Answer 12

Acid urine, liver disease

Question 13

Leucine crystals seen in? Disease

Answer 13

Acid-Neutral pH urine
Liver disease, Maple Syrup Disease

Question 14

Cysteine Crystals seen in? Disease

Answer 14

Acidic urine
Cystinuria

Question 15

Confirmatory test for urine protein?

Answer 15

Acid (Sulfosalicylic acid test)

Question 16

Tyrosine crystals seen in? Disease

Answer 16

Liver disease

Question 17

What disease(s) is hematuria associated with?

Answer 17

Hematuria – blood in urine
Hematuria is associated with various conditions associated with bleeding in the kidneys or urinary tract, glomerulonephritis

Question 18

Oliguria is usually correlated with:

Answer 18

Acute glomerulonephritis

or

Dehydration dye to vomitting, diarrhea, burns

(POOR OLLIE)

Question 19

WBC casts are seen in :

Answer 19

Think: WBC = infection, so
renal infection or inflammation such as pyelonephritis.