Urianalysis Flashcards
Production urine dog
20-40ml/kg
production urine cat
18-25 ml/kg
method recommended for lab
catherisitation
technique for catheter
finger tab of 1 inch closest to the rounded tip, around 2 inches from the end of the package
finger tab is cut free and the package closes to the rounded tab removed (finger tab is used to guide the catheter into the urethra
catheter introduced in the urethra with fingertab
Preservations
Toluene- thin film
formalin- 10%
thymol- 1mg/ml
boric acid - 0.5g/ 28ml (within 8 hours )
collection
biochemistry- steril universal containers
culture and sensivity- boric acid containers
urine analysis
physical test volume specific gravity chemical analysis crystal casts
Specific gravity dog
1.016-1.060
specific gravity cat
1.020-1.040
normal pH dog
5.2 - 6.8 (acid:acidifying agents, alkaline: bacterial infection)
normal pH cat
6.0-7.0 (acid:acidifying agents, alkaline: bacterial infection)
normal glucose
negative (hyperglycemia, drugs, fanconi like syndrome)
normal protein
negative (hemorrage, urinary infection, intravascula hemolysis, renal disease)
normal blood
negative (trauma, infection, inflamation)
normal bilirubin
negative (could be normal in D, always abnormal in C -liver disease, bile duct obstruction, starvation)