URINALYSIS CAA TESTS AND PROCEDURES Flashcards
What is Urinalysis in Clinical Analysis Area?
Tests urine specimen
What are the examples of tests and procedures of Urinalysis in CAA?
- Physical Evaluation
- Chemical Evaluation
- Microscopic Evaluation
PHYSICAL EVALUATION IN URINALYSIS:
- Color
- Clarity/transparency
- Specific gravity
IDENTIFY: indicates the presence of blood melanin, bilirubin, or urobilin in the urine specimen.
Color
IDENTIFY: shows the presence of fat, chyle, or bacteria which affect the turbidity.
Clarity/transparency
IDENTIFY: suggests fenal tubular involvement or ADH deficiency
Specific gravity
IN CHEMICAL EVALUATIONS:
Blood
Bilirubin
Glucose
Ketones
Leukocyte
pH
Protein
Nitrite
Urobilinogen
IDENTIFY: hematuria could be due to hemorrhage, infection, or trauma
Blood
IDENTIFY: helps differentiate between obstructive jaundice and hemolytic jaundice
Bilirubin
IDENTIFY: glucosuria may be a result of diabetes mellitus,
renal impairments
Glucose
IDENTIFY: uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or starvation
Ketones
IDENTIFY: indicates urinary tract infection if there is a lot of neutrophils
Leukocyte
IDENTIFY: indicates the acid-base balance
pH
IDENTIFY: proteinura is an indicator of renal dysfunction or disorder
Protein
IDENTIFY: positive results could mean bacterial infection
Nitrite