Urinalaysis Flashcards
1
Q
What are diuretics taken for?
A
Water tablets - removes excess from body by increasing the production of urine in the kidneys
2
Q
HPU?
A
have passed urine
3
Q
HPNU
A
have not passed urine
4
Q
What do you need to check when completing a urine analysis?
A
1 amount 2 colour - straw, yellow, dark 3 debris 4 sediment 5 smells 6 fequency
5
Q
Oli
A
Small amounts - oliuria
6
Q
Anu
A
No unrine - anuria
7
Q
Dys
A
Difficulty - dysuria
8
Q
Poly
A
- Heaps - polyuria eg diabetes
9
Q
Why would you perform a urinalysis?
A
to check for infection or disease
10
Q
What are the safety checks?
A
Patients, name, dob, NHI number, recently passed, strips expiry date
