PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF URINE Flashcards
body’s state of hydration
URINE VOLUME
URINE VOLUME
influenced by:
o fluid intake
o fluid loss from non-renal sources
o variations in ADH secretion
o need to excrete increased amount of dissolved solids
URINE VOLUME
Normal Range (24 hours):
600-2000 ml
URINE VOLUME
Average (24 hours) :
1200-1500 ml
OLIGURIA in infants
< 1 ml/kg/hr
OLIGURIA in children
< 0.5 ml/kg/hr
OLIGURIA in adults
< 400 ml/day
ANURIA VOLUME
< 100 ml/day
POLYURIA VOLUME
>2.5 L/day
2.5-3 ml/kg/day
NOCTURIA VOLUME
more than 500 ml of urine at night
Normal night urine output:
<400 mL
OLIGURIA CAUSES
Dehydration
Renal diseases
Renal calculi or tumor
ANURIA CAUSES
Complete obstruction (stones, tumors)
Toxic agents
Decreased renal blood flow
POLYURIA CAUSES
Increased fluid intake
Diuretics, nervousness
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes insipidus
NOCTURIA CAUSES
Pregnancy
Related with insulin
DIABETES MELLITUS
The kidneys excrete increased amounts of water to remove the dissolved glucose
DIABETES MELLITUS
↑ SPECIFIC GRAVITY
DIABETES MELLITUS
Related with ADH
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
The water needed for adequate body hydration is not reabsorbed
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
↓ SPECIFIC GRAVITY
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
should correlate with urine specific gravity
URINE COLOR
specimen should be examined under a good light source, looking down through the container against a
white background
Normal Urine Color:
straw, pale yellow, light yellow, yellow, dark yellow and amber
Major pigment
Urochrome (Yellow)
Production is directly proportional to metabolic rate
Urochrome (Yellow)
Excreted at a constant rate as a product of endogenous metabolism
Urochrome (Yellow)
Increased in thyrotoxicosis, fever, starvation
Urochrome (Yellow)
May deposit in amorphous urates and uric acid crystals
Uroerythrin (Pink)
Imparts an orange brown color to a urine that is not fresh
Urobilin (Dark yellow/Orange)
Oxidation product of urobilinogen
Urobilin (Dark yellow/Orange)
Recent fluid consumption
Colorless
Polyuria, dilute random specimen
Pale yellow
Concentrated specimen
Dark yellow
Strenuous exercise
Dark yellow
First morning specimen
Dark yellow
Carotene
Dark yellow
Dehydration
Amber
Fever
Amber
Burns
Amber
Bilirubin: Yellow foam
Orange
: Viscous urine with orange foam
Orange
Phenazopyridin (Pyridium)
Acriflavin
Orange
Biliverdin (oxidized bilirubin)
Yellow-green, Yellow-brown
Pseudomonas infection
Green
Amitriptyline, Methocarbamol, Cloets, Methylene blue, Phenol, Chlorophyll
Blue-green
: Hematuria
Pink, Red
RBCs (Cloudy/smoky red)
Hemoglobin (Clear red): Intravascular hemolysis
Pink, Red
Myoglobin (Clear red/reddish-brown, colacolored): Rhabdomyolysis
Pink, Red