PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF URINE Flashcards

1
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body’s state of hydration

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URINE VOLUME

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URINE VOLUME

influenced by:

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o fluid intake
o fluid loss from non-renal sources
o variations in ADH secretion
o need to excrete increased amount of dissolved solids

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3
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URINE VOLUME

Normal Range (24 hours):

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600-2000 ml

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4
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URINE VOLUME

Average (24 hours) :

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1200-1500 ml

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5
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OLIGURIA in infants

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< 1 ml/kg/hr

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6
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OLIGURIA in children

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< 0.5 ml/kg/hr

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7
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OLIGURIA in adults

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< 400 ml/day

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8
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ANURIA VOLUME

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< 100 ml/day

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9
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POLYURIA VOLUME

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 >2.5 L/day
 2.5-3 ml/kg/day

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10
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NOCTURIA VOLUME

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more than 500 ml of urine at night

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11
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Normal night urine output:

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<400 mL

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12
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OLIGURIA CAUSES

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 Dehydration
 Renal diseases
 Renal calculi or tumor

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13
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ANURIA CAUSES

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 Complete obstruction (stones, tumors)
 Toxic agents
 Decreased renal blood flow

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14
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POLYURIA CAUSES

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 Increased fluid intake
 Diuretics, nervousness
 Diabetes mellitus
 Diabetes insipidus

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15
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NOCTURIA CAUSES

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 Pregnancy

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16
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 Related with insulin

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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17
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 The kidneys excrete increased amounts of water to remove the dissolved glucose

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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 ↑ SPECIFIC GRAVITY

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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19
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 Related with ADH

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DIABETES INSIPIDUS

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20
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 The water needed for adequate body hydration is not reabsorbed

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DIABETES INSIPIDUS

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 ↓ SPECIFIC GRAVITY

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DIABETES INSIPIDUS

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22
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should correlate with urine specific gravity

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URINE COLOR

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23
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specimen should be examined under a good light source, looking down through the container against a

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white background

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24
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Normal Urine Color:

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straw, pale yellow, light yellow, yellow, dark yellow and amber

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25
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 Major pigment

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Urochrome (Yellow)

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26
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 Production is directly proportional to metabolic rate

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Urochrome (Yellow)

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27
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 Excreted at a constant rate as a product of endogenous metabolism

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Urochrome (Yellow)

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28
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 Increased in thyrotoxicosis, fever, starvation

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Urochrome (Yellow)

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29
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 May deposit in amorphous urates and uric acid crystals

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Uroerythrin (Pink)

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30
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 Imparts an orange brown color to a urine that is not fresh

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Urobilin (Dark yellow/Orange)

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31
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 Oxidation product of urobilinogen

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Urobilin (Dark yellow/Orange)

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32
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 Recent fluid consumption

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Colorless

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33
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 Polyuria, dilute random specimen

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Pale yellow

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34
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 Concentrated specimen

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Dark yellow

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35
Q

 Strenuous exercise

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Dark yellow

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36
Q

 First morning specimen

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Dark yellow

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37
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 Carotene

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Dark yellow

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38
Q

 Dehydration

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Amber

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39
Q

Fever

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Amber

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40
Q

Burns

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Amber

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41
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 Bilirubin: Yellow foam

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Orange

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42
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: Viscous urine with orange foam

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Orange

 Phenazopyridin (Pyridium)

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43
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Acriflavin

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Orange

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44
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 Biliverdin (oxidized bilirubin)

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Yellow-green, Yellow-brown

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45
Q

 Pseudomonas infection

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Green

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46
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 Amitriptyline, Methocarbamol, Cloets, Methylene blue, Phenol, Chlorophyll

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Blue-green

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47
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: Hematuria

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Pink, Red

 RBCs (Cloudy/smoky red)

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48
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 Hemoglobin (Clear red): Intravascular hemolysis

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Pink, Red

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49
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 Myoglobin (Clear red/reddish-brown, colacolored): Rhabdomyolysis

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Pink, Red

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50
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Beets

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Pink, Red

51
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 Porphyrins

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Burgundy/Purplish red

52
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 Methemoglobin (acidic urine)

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Brown, Black

53
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 Homogentisic acid (alkaline urine): Alkaptonuria

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Brown, Black

54
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 Melanin (upon air exposure)

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Brown, Black

55
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Phenol derivative

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Brown, Black

56
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 Phenol derivative, Argyrol, Methyldopa/Levodopa, Metronidazole (Flagyl)

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57
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 results from the IN VIVO BREAKDOWN of RBCs

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HEMOGLOBIN

58
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 results from BREAKDOWN OF SKELETAL MUSCLES

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MYOGLOBIN

59
Q

 Cola-colored

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Levodopa

60
Q

Mepacrine

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 Yellow

61
Q

 Green-brown

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Methyldopa

62
Q

 Reddish brown

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Metronidazole

63
Q

 Orange-red

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Phenazopyridine

64
Q

Rifampin

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Pink, Red

 Bright orange-red

65
Q

 Bright yellow

A

Riboflavin

66
Q

 refers to transparency or turbidity of a urine specimen

A

URINE CLARITY

67
Q

 evaluated by visually examining a mixed specimen in a clear container while holding it in front of a light source; view through a newspaper print

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URINE CLARITY

68
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URINE CLARITY

 commonly used terminologies:

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clear, hazy, cloudy, turbid, milky

69
Q

 No visible particulates, transparent

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Clear

70
Q

 Few particulates, newsprint easily seen through urine

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Hazy

71
Q

 Many particulates, newsprint is blurred through urine

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Cloudy

72
Q

 Newsprint cannot be seen

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Turbid

73
Q

 May precipitate or clot

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Milky

74
Q

Nonpathologic CAUSES OF URINE TURBIDITY

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 Squamous epithelial cells
 Amorphous urates
 Amorphous phosphates & carbonates (white precipitate)
 Vaginal cream, semen and fecal contamination
 radiographic contrast media  talcum powder

75
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Pathologic CAUSES OF URINE TURBIDITY

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Nonsquamous
Crystals
Lymph fluid
Lipids

76
Q

ACIDIC URINE

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 Amorphous urates
 Radiographic ocntrast media

77
Q

ALKALINE URINE

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 Amorphous phosphates
 Carbonates

78
Q

SOLUBLE WITH HEAT

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 Amorphous phosphates
 Uric acid crystals

79
Q

SOLUBLE WITH DILUTE ACETIC ACID

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 RBCs
 Amorphous phosphates
 Carbonates

80
Q

INSOLUBLE WITH DILUTE ACETIC ACID

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 WBCs, Bacteria, Yeasts, Spermatozoa

81
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SOLUBLE WITH ETHER

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 Lipids, Lymphatic fluid, Chyle

82
Q

 Normal Odor

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Aromatic

83
Q

 Acute tubular necrosis

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Lack of Odor

84
Q

 Bacteria, UTI

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Foul/ammonia-like

85
Q

 Ketones (DM, starvation, vomiting)

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Fruity/sweetish

86
Q

 Ingestion of asparagus, garlic, eggs, onion

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Mercaptan/pungent

87
Q

 Recto-vesical fistula

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Fecaloid

88
Q

 Contamination

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89
Q

 Maple Syrup Urine Disease

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Maple syrup

90
Q

 Phenylketonuria

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Mousy

91
Q

 Trimethylaminuria

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Rotting fish

92
Q

 Tyrosinemia

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Rancid

93
Q

 Methionine malabsorption

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Cabbage/hops

94
Q

 Isovaleric and glutaric acidemia

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Sweaty feet

95
Q

 Cystine disorder

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Sulfur/rotten egg odor

96
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 determined to evaluate the kidney’s ability to selectively reabsorb essential substances and water from the filtrate

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URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY

97
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 detects possible dehydration or abnormalities in ADH

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URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY

98
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 density of urine compared with the density of a similar volume of distilled water at a similar temperature

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URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY

99
Q

 NORMAL SG (random urine):

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1.003 – 1.035

100
Q

 Isosthenuria:

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1.010

101
Q

 Hyposthenuria:

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< 1.010

102
Q

 Hyperstenuria:

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> 1.010

103
Q

 Not a urine (except DI):

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< 1.003

104
Q

 Radiographic contrast media:

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> 1.040

105
Q

DIRECT METHODS

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  1. Urinometery/Hydrometry
  2. Harmonic Oscillation Densitometry
106
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INDIRECT METHODS

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  1. Refractometer
  2. Reagent Strip
107
Q

 Less accurate than the other methods and is not recommended by CLSI

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Urinometery/Hydrometry

108
Q

 Requires 10 to 15 ml urine (major disadvantage)

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Urinometery/Hydrometry

109
Q

 Calibration: Potassium sulfate (K2SO4) solution – SG reading should be 1.015

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Urinometery/Hydrometry

110
Q

 Calibration temperature is 20°C

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Urinometery/Hydrometry

111
Q

 Based on the principle that the frequency of a sound wave entering a solution changes in proportion to the density of the solution

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Harmonic Oscillation Densitometry

112
Q

 Results are linear up to a specific gravity of 1.080

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Harmonic Oscillation Densitometry

113
Q

 Measures the refractive index to determine the concent ration of dissolved particles

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Refractometer

114
Q

 Requires a small volume of urine sample and temperature corrections are (compensated between 15° to 38°C)

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Refractometer

115
Q

 Provides a convenient method for routine urinalysis

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Reagent Strip

116
Q

 Principle: Change in pKa (acid dissociation c onstant) of a polyelectrolyte

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Reagent Strip

117
Q

 Bromthymol blue (indicator) on the reagent pad measures the change in pH

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Reagent Strip

118
Q

Nitrofurantoin

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Orange

119
Q

Phenindione

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Orange

120
Q

menstrual contamination

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Pink, Red

121
Q

Rifampin

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Pink, Red

122
Q

Argyrol

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Burgundy/Purplish red

123
Q

Methyldopa/Levodopa

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Burgundy/Purplish red

124
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Metronidazole (Flagyl)

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Burgundy/Purplish red