Physical Examination of Urine Flashcards

1
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5 Parameters of Physical Examination

A
  1. Color
  2. Volume
  3. Clarity
  4. Odor
  5. Specific Gravity
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Physical Examination provides preliminary information about? (4)

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  1. Glomerular Bleeding
  2. Liver Disease
  3. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  4. UTI
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3
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It is used to confirm or to explain findings in the chemical microscopic area of urinalysis

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Physical Examination

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4
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4 Factors that affects Urine color

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  1. Metabolic Functions
  2. Physical Activity
  3. Ingested Materials
  4. Pathologic Conditions
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5
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Pigment that causes Yellow color in urine

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Urochrome

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6
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The body produces urochrome at what rate?

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Constant

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7
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Normal Urine Color (4)

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  1. Pale Yellow
  2. Yellow
  3. Dark Yellow
  4. Amber
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8
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Urochrome is increased in conditions such as? (2)

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  1. Thyroid Conditions
  2. Room Temp Stand
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9
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What causes pink pigment?

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UroERYTHRIN

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10
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Pink Urine is most evident at what type of specimens?

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Refrigerated

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11
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Imparts an Orange-Brown color to urine that is not fresh

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Urobilin

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12
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Urobilin is an oxidation product of the normal urinary constituent called?

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UroBILINOGEN

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13
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Laboratory Correlation of Recent Fluid Consumption?

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Colorless

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14
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Colorless Urine is commonly observed with that type of specimen?

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Random Specimen

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15
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3 Possible Indications of Pale Yellow Urine?

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  1. Polyuria
  2. Diabetes Mellitus
  3. Dilute Random Sample
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16
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Elevated SG and Positive Glucose Test indicates?

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Diabetes Mellitus

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17
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Urine Color for concentrated specimen

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Dark Yellow

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18
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Urine color for dehydration from fever or burns

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Amber

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19
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Yellow-Green to Yellow-brown urine color indicates?

A

BiliRUBIN Oxidized to BiliVERDIN

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20
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5 Indications for Orange Urine

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  1. BiliRUBIN
  2. Acriflavin
  3. Pyridium
  4. Nitrofurantoin
  5. Phenindoine
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21
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Yellow foam is present along with orange urine indicates?

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BiliRUBIN

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22
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(-) Bile Test & Green Fluorescence indicates?

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Acriflavin

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23
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Drug commonly administered for UTI?

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Pyridium

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24
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Anticoagulant that shows Orange Pigment in Urine

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Phenindione

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25
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7 Factors that causes Pink-Red Urine

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  1. RBCs
  2. Hemoglobin
  3. Myoglobin
  4. Porphyrins
  5. Beets
  6. Rifampin
  7. Menstrual Contamination
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26
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Cloudy urine with (+) Blood Test indicates?

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RBCs

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27
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Clear Urine, (+) Blood Test, Intravascular Hemolysis indicates?

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Hemoglobin

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28
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Clear Urine with (+) chemical test results for blood with Muscle Damage

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Myoglobin

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29
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Porphyrins can be detected with what screening tests?

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Watson-Schwartz Screening Test

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30
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Cloudy with RBCs, Mucus and Clots can indicate?

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Menstrual Contamination

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31
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6 Factors that causes Brown to Black Urine

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  1. RBCs oxidized to Methemoglobin
  2. Alkaptonuria
  3. Phenol Derivatives
  4. Argyrol
  5. Levodopa
  6. Flagyl
32
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Interferes with copper reduction tests

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Phenol Derivatives

33
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Color disappears with Ferric Chloride

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Argyrol

34
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7 Factors that causes Green / Blue-Green Urine

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  1. Pseudomonas Infection
  2. Phenol
  3. Amitriptyline
  4. Clorets
  5. Indican
  6. Methylene Blue
  7. Robaxin
35
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White foam in urine is caused by?

A

Albumin

36
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Yellow Foam in urine is caused by?

A

BiliRUBIN

37
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5 Clarity Forms in Urine

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  1. Clear
  2. Hazy
  3. Cloudy
  4. Turbid
  5. Milky
38
Q

Provides a key to the Microscopic Examination Results

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Presence of Turbidity

39
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8 Pathologic Causes of Urine Turbidity

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  1. RBCs
  2. WBCs
  3. Yeast
  4. Bacteria
  5. Nonsquamous Epithelial Cells
  6. Abnormal Crystals
  7. Lymph Fluid
  8. Lipids
40
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8 Non pathologic Causes of Urine Turbidity

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  1. Squamous Epithelial Cells
  2. Mucus
  3. Amorphous Phosphates, Urates and Carbonates
  4. Semen
  5. Fecal Contamination
  6. Radiographic Contras Media
  7. Talcum Powder
  8. Vaginal Cream
41
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Acidic Urine Lab Correlations

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  1. Amorphous Urates
  2. Radiographic Contrast Media
42
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Alkaline Urine Lab Correlations

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  1. Amorphous Phosphates
  2. Amorphous Carbonates
43
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Soluble in DAA (3)

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  1. RBCs
  2. Amorphous Phosphates
  3. Amorphous Carbonates
44
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Insoluble in DAA (4)

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  1. bacteria
  2. Yeast
  3. WBCs
  4. Sperm
45
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Soluble in Ether (3)

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  1. Lipids
  2. Lymphatic Fluid
  3. Chyle
46
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The ability of kidneys to selectively reabsorb essential chemicals and water from Glomerular filtrate

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Specific Gravity

47
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Specific Gravity Detects what? (2)

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  1. Dehydration
  2. Abnormalities in ADH
48
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Direct Method for SG Determination (2)

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  1. Urinometer
  2. Harmonic Oscillation Densinometry
49
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Indirect Method for SG Determination (2)

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  1. Refractometer
  2. Reagent Strip
50
Q

Principle of Urinometer

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Density

51
Q

Major Disadvantage of Urinometer

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Requires Large Volume (10-15ml)

52
Q

How many will u subtract every 3°c increase/decrease per calibration temperature ?

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0.001

53
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Principle of Refractometer

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Refractive Index

54
Q

What must be corrected when using refractometer? (2)

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  1. glucose
  2. CHON
55
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3 calibration for Refractometer

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  1. 1.000 (Distilled Water)
  2. 1.022 ± 0.001 ( 5% NaCl)
  3. 1.034 ± 0.001 ( 9% Sucrose)
56
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Principle of Harmonic Oscillation Densinometry

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Density

57
Q

In harmonic oscillation densinometry results are linear up to a specific gravity of of?

A

1.080

58
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Principle of Reagent Strip Method

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pka changes of polyelectrolyte

59
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1.010 SG of Urine is called?

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Isosthenuric

60
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> 1.010 SG of Urine is called?

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Hypersthenuric

61
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<1.010 SG of urine is called?

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Hyposthenuric

62
Q

What SG does not indicate that the sample is urine?

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1.003

63
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SG range of Random Specimen

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1.015 & 1.025

64
Q

Odor of Freshly Voided Urine?

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Aromatic

65
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Indication of Ammoniacal Odor of Urine? (2)

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  1. Prolonged Standing
  2. Breakdown of Urea
66
Q

Foul Odor indicates? (2)

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  1. bacterial infection
  2. UTI
67
Q

Fruity, Sweet Odor Indicates?

A

Ketones

68
Q

Maple Syrup Odor indicates?

A

Maple Syrup Disease

69
Q

Mousy Odor indicates?

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Phenylketonuria

70
Q

Rancid Odor indicates?

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Tyrosinemia

71
Q

Sweaty Feet odor indicates?

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Isovaleric Acidemia

72
Q

Cabbage Odor indicates?

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Methionine Malabsorption

73
Q

Bleach Smell indicates?

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Semen Contamination

74
Q

Rotting Fish Odor Indicates?

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Trimethylaminuria

75
Q

Menthol Odor Indicates?

A

Phenol

76
Q

Sulfur Odor indicates?

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Cystinuria