Regeant Strips Reading Parameter Flashcards

1
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Glucose: Time

A

30 secs

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2
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Glucose: Principle

A

Double Sequential Enzyme Reaction

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3
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Glucose: Positive Color

A

Green to Brown

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4
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Bilirubin: Time

A

30 secs

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5
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Bilirubin: Principle

A

Diazo Reaction

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6
Q

Bilirubin: Positive Color

A

Tan or Pink to Violet

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7
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Ketones: Time

A

40 secs

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8
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Ketones: Principle

A

Sodium Nitroprusside Rx

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9
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Ketones: Positive Color

A

Purple

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10
Q

Specific Gravity: Time

A

45 secs

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11
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Specific Gravity: Principle

A

pKa change of polyelectrolyte

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12
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Specific Gravity: Positive Color

A

Blue (SG 1.000) to Yellow (SG 1.030)

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13
Q

Protein: Time

A

60 secs

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14
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Protein: Principle

A

Protein Error of Indicators

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15
Q

Protein: Positive Color

A

Blue

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16
Q

pH: Time

A

60 secs

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17
Q

pH: Principle

A

Double Indicator System

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18
Q

pH: Positive Color

A

Orange to Blue

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19
Q

Blood: Time

A

60 secs

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20
Q

Blood: Principle

A

Pseudoperoxidase Activity of Hemoglobin

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21
Q

Blood: Positive Color

A

Uniform green/blue/speckled/spotted

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22
Q

Urobilinogen: Time

A

60 secs

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23
Q

Urobilinogen: Principle

A

Ehrlich Reaction

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24
Q

Urobilinogen: Positive Color

A

Red

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25
Q

Nitrite: Time

A

60 secs

26
Q

Nitrite: Principle

A

Greiss Reaction

27
Q

Nitrite: Positive Color

A

Uniform Pink

28
Q

Leukocyte: Time

A

120 secs

29
Q

Leukocyte: Principle

A

Leukocyte Esterase

30
Q

Leukocyte: Positive Color

A

Purple

31
Q

Leukocyte: False Positive

A

Strong oxidizing agents
formalin
highly pigmented urine
nitrofurantoin

32
Q

Leukocyte: False Negative

A

High concentration of protein
glucose
oxalic acid
ascorbic acid
gentamicin
cephalosporins
tetracyclines

33
Q

Nitrite: False Positive

A

Improperly preserved specimens, highly pigmented urine

34
Q

Nitrite: False Negative

A

Ascorbic Acid
Bacteria do not reduce nitrate
Bladder time not sufficient: need 4 hrs
Large quantities of bacteria converting nitrite to nitrogen

35
Q

Urobilinogen: False Positive

A

C-highly pigmented urine
M- porphobilinogen, indican, p-aminosalicyclic acid, sulfonamides, methyldopa, procaine, chlorpromazine, highly pigmented urine

36
Q

Urobilinogen: False Negative

A

C- old specimens, preservation in formalin, high concentration of nitrite
M- old specimens, preservation in formalin

37
Q

Bilirubin: False Positive

A

Highly pigmented urines
phenazopyridine
indican metabolites of Iodine

38
Q

Bilirubin: False Negative

A

Specimen exposure to light ascorbic acid >25 mg/dL high concentrated urine (presence of ascorbic acid)

39
Q

Blood: False Positive

A

Strong oxidizing agents
bacterial peroxidases
menstrual contamination

40
Q

Blood: False Negative

A

High specific gravity/crenated cells
high concentration of nitrite
formalin
captopril
ascorbic acid >25 md/dL

41
Q

Protein: False Positive

A

Highly buffered alkaline urine (urine ph>9.0)
high specific gravity

42
Q

Protein: False Negative

A

Dilute urine
Proteins and other albumin present

43
Q

Glucose: False Positive

A

oxidizing agents, detergents

44
Q

Glucose: False Negative

A

high levels of ascorbic acid
low temperature
improperly preserved urine
high specific gravity

45
Q

Ketones: False Positive

A

Phthalein dyes
highly pigmented red urine
levodopa
Medications containing free sulfhydryl groups (MESNA)

46
Q

Ketones: False Negative

A

Improperly preserved specimens

47
Q

Specific Gravity: False Positive

A

High concentrations of proteins because of protein anions

48
Q

Specific Gravity: False Negative

A

Highly alkaline urine (>6.5)
- Add 0.005 to S.G readings

49
Q

pH: False Positive

A

None

50
Q

pH: False Negative

A

Runover from the adjacent CHON pad may lower pH

51
Q

ASCORBIC ACID causes FALSE NEGATIVE on:

A

B - blood
B - bilirubin
L - leukocyte esterase
N - nitrite
G - glucose

52
Q

Bence-Jones Protein

A

Multiple myoloma

53
Q

SSA (Sulfosalicylic Acid Precipitation Test)

A

Detects all proteins

54
Q

Reagent Strip: Detects only what sugar?

A

Glucose

55
Q

Detects reducing sugars

A

Copper Reduction Test

56
Q

Blondheim’s test

A

Blood

57
Q

Ketones: confirmatory test

A

Acetest

58
Q

Bilirubin: Confirmatory test

A

Ictotest

59
Q

Test that differentiates hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria

A

Blondheim’s Test

60
Q

A test for albumin

A

Heat and Acetic Acid

61
Q

Test that differentiate urobilinogen

A

Watsons-Schwartz Test