Other Bodily Fluids Flashcards
Performed to screen diabetes and to determine the glucose level for patients who are already diabetic.
Urine Glucose and Ketone Testing
Cause of bleach odor of urine
Contamination
Fasting, 1/2 hour or 1 hour
Tolerance Test (glucose)
Waiting time of approximately 30 minutes after emptying the bladder
Double-voided
A second morning or second specimen voided after fasting (glucose monitoring)
Fasting
Purpose of Suprapubic Aspiration urine
Bladder urine for bacterial culture
Cytology
Urine of patient is collected from a sterile catheter inserted through the urethra into the bladder
Catheterized
Performed to detect illicit use of drugs, use of anabolic steroids to enhance performance in sports and unwarranted use of prescription drugs.
Urine Drug Testing
10 and 15 mL is centrifuged in a conical tube
Specimen Volume
Collection and pooling of all urine that is voided in 24 hours
24-hour
Cause of mousy odor of urine
Phenylketonuria
Presence of melanin or homogentisic acid, levodopa, methyldopa, phenol derivatives, and metronidazole (Flagyl).
Brown or black urine
Collected at specific times or pooled throughout a specific time
Timed
Cause of foul, ammonia-like odor of urine
Bacterial decomposition, UTI
Urine of patient is collected by inserting needled directly into bladder and aspirating the urine by the use of a sterile syringe
Suprapubic Aspiration
The most routinely used method of preservation is refrigeration at
2°C to 8°C
Refers to the transparency or turbidity of a urine specimen
Urine Clarity
Presence of the abnormal pigment bilirubin.
Dark yellow or amber urine
Glomerular bleeding
Brown urine containing blood
Cause of fruity-sweet odor of urine
Ketone (diabetes mellitus, starvation, vomiting)
Collected immediately upon waking up from 8-hour sleep
First morning / 8-hour urine specimen
Urine Preservatives
Refrigeration
Boric acid
Formalin (Formaldehyde)
Sodium fluoride
Requested by the physician to detect cancer, cytomegalovirus and other viral and inflammatory diseases in the urinary system.
Urine Cytology Studies
Reasons for Rejecting Specimen
Specimens in unlabeled containers
Nonmatching labels and requisition forms
Specimens contaminated with feces or toilet paper
Containers with contaminated exteriors
Specimens of insufficient quantity
Specimens that have been improperly transported
Purpose of Midstream clean-catch urine
Routine screening
Bacterial culture
Common terminology used to report clarity of urine
Clear, hazy, cloudy, turbid, and milky