Urinalysis Flashcards
Basic structural and functional unit of kidney
Nephron
Order of urine formation
Glomerulus > pct > loop of henle > dct > collecting duct > calyx > renal pelvis
Alter urine concentration
Pct, LH, dct & collecting duct
Highly permeable to water
Ascending loop of henle
Renal blood flow
Renal artery > afferent arteriole > glomerulus > efferent arteriole > peritubular capillaries > vasa recta > renal vein
Resembles a sieve and located within the bowman’s capsule
Glomerulus
1st function to be affected in renal disease
Tubular reabsorption
Renal threshold for glucose
160 to 180 mg/dL
Major site of reabsorption of plasma subs.
PCT
Regulates water reabsorption in dct and cd
ADH/vasopressin
ADH deficiency
Diabetes insipidus
ADH excess
SIADH
Regulates sodium reabsorption
Aldosterone
2 major functions of tubular secretion
Elimination of waste products; regulation of the acid-base balance
Inability to produce an acid urine; hydrogen ions are not excreted in the urine
Renal tubular acidosis
Used to evaluate glomerular filtration
Clearance tests
Oldest clearance test
Urea
Most common clearance test
Creatinine
Gold standard in clearance test
Inulin
Used to evaluate tubular reabsorption
Concentration tests
Obsolete test(tubular reab): when px is deprived of fluid for 24hours, urine SG is then measured.
Fishberg test (SG should be >/= 1.026)
Obsolete test(renal reab): Compare day & night urine in terms in volume & sg
Mosenthal test
Commonly used test in tubular reabsorption that is influenced by the number & specific gravity of particles in solution
Specific gravity
Commonly used test in tubular reabsorption that is influenced by the number of particles in a sol’n
Osmolarity
Tests in tubular secretion & renal blood flow
PAH (p-aminohippuric acid) test, PSP (phenolsulfonphtalein) test
Urine composition
95-97% water, 3-5% solids
Type of urine: For routine and qualitive UA
Random/occasional/single
Type of urine: ideal spx for routine and preg test (HCG)
First morning
Type of urine: for evaluation of orthostatic proteinuria
First morning
Type of urine: for diabetic screening/monitoring
2-hour postprandial
Type of urine: optional with blood samples in gtt
Glucose tolerance
Type of urine: collected at specific time intervals to compare conc’n of subs in urine with its concentration in the blood (used in the diagnosis of diabetes)
Fractional specimen
Type of urine: for routine & bacterial culture
Midstream clean catch
Type of urine: for bacterial culture
Catheterized
Type of urine: bladder urine for anaerobic bacterial culture and urine cytology
Suprapubic aspiration
Type of urine: use of soft, clear plastic bag with adhesive
Pediatric spx
Type of urine: for prostatic infection
Three-glass technique
Type of urine: begin and end the collection period with an empty bladder
24-hr
True or false: 24-hr spx requires preservative
True
Type of urine: for addis count
12-hr
Type of urine: for urobilinogen
Afternoon (2-4pm)
The process that provides documentation of proper sample identification from the time of collectuion to the receipt of lab results
Chain of custody
Required urine volune in drug spx collection
30-45 mL (60 mL container capacity)
Increased changes in unpreserved urine
PH, bacteria, odor, nitrite
Least affected parameter
Protein
Normal range of urine volume (24 hrs)
600-2000 mL
Average urine volume
1 200-1 500 mL