URINE COLOR Flashcards
1
Q
Yellow due to urochrome
A
Normal
2
Q
Colorless, pale yellow
A
Dilute urine
3
Q
Dark yellow, amber
A
Concentrated urine
4
Q
Amber, orange, yellow-green; yellow foam on shaking
A
Bilirubin
5
Q
Amber, orange; no yellow foam on shaking
A
Urobilin
6
Q
Normal on voiding; brown or black on standing
A
Homogentisic acid
7
Q
Brown or black on standing
A
Melanin
8
Q
Brown or black
A
Methemoglobin
9
Q
Red; brown on standing
A
Myoglobin
10
Q
Pink or red when fresh; brown on standing
A
Blood/hemoglobin
11
Q
Port-wine
A
Porphyrin
12
Q
Green, blue, red, orange
A
Drugs, medications, food
13
Q
Green, blue-green
A
Pseudomonas infection
14
Q
CLINICAL CORRELATION OF URINE COLOR
Orange
A
Bilirubin
Pyridium
15
Q
CLINICAL CORRELATION OF URINE COLOR
Red
A
RBCs
Hemoglobin
Myoglobin
Porphyrins
