Urinalysis: Urine Gross Examination

Question 1

How is the urine gross exam done?

Answer 1

observations made with unaided eye

Question 2

What type of urine volume is this? (2)

1. increased water intake
2. increased urine volume
3. pale urine
4. low SG
5. seen after diuretics, corticosteroids, or fluids

Answer 2

Polyuria and Polydipsia

Question 3

What are these signs of disease relating to?

1. nephritis
2. diabetes
3. pyometra
4. liver disease

Answer 3

urine volume

Question 4

What type of urine volume is this?

1. decreased urine output
2. seen with fever, shock, decreased fluids, heart disease, dehydration

Answer 4

Oliguria

Question 5

What type of urine volume is this?

1. complete lack of urine output
2. UT obstruction
3. death

Answer 5

anuria

Question 6

What does normal urine look like (color)?

Answer 6

yellow due to urochromes

Question 7

What does the degree of yellow depend on?

Answer 7

concentration

Question 8

increased SG = increased _______

Answer 8

color

Question 9

Colorless SG means ______ SG

Answer 9

low

Question 10

What does yellow-brown/ green-yellow foam indicate?

Answer 10

bile pigments

Question 11

What does Red/red-brown urine indicate?

Answer 11

blood

Question 12

What does cloudy red/red-brown urine indicate?

Answer 12

hematuria

Question 13

What does clear red/red brown urine indicate?

Answer 13

hemoglobinuria

Question 14

What does ideal urine transparency look like?

Answer 14

clear

Question 15

What does this cause?

1. sediment
2. RBC, WBC, crystals, cells, mucus, fat, casts, bacteria

Answer 15

cloudy urine

Question 16

What kind of urine transparency is this?

1. particles suspended and able to be seen with unaided eye

Answer 16

flocculent