Urine Physical Exam Flashcards
Yellow pigment urine color
Urochrome
Pink pigment urine color
Uroerythrin
Brown pigment urine color
Urobilin
Color of urine
Colorless to black
3 pigments of urine
Urochrome - yellow
Uroerythrin - Pink
Urobilin - Brown
Cause and Color of urine of increase 24-hour volum and low SG
Pale yellow
Polyuria or diabetes insipidus
Cause and color of urine of elevated SG and positive glucose test result
Pale yellow
Diabetes mellitus
color of urine (CAUSE) - Drug commonly administered for UTI
Orange-yellow
Phenazopyridine
what is the color of urine and caused in Anticoagulant, orange in alkaline urine, colorless in acid urine
orange-yellow
Phenindione
what is the color of urine and cause in Colored foam in acidic urine and false-negative chemical test results for bilirubin
yellow-green
Bilirubin oxidized to biliverdin
May be normal after strenous exercise or in first morning specimen (cause and color of urine)
Dark yellow
concentrated specimen
Positive in urine culture (Cause and color of urine)
Green
Pseudomonas infection
Cloudy urine with positive chemical test results for blood and RBCs visible microscopically (Color of urine and cause)
Pink
RBCs
Clear urine with positive chemical test results for blood; intravascular hemolysis (cause and color of urine)
Red
Hemoglobin
Clear urine with positive chemical test results for blood; muscle damage (cause and color of urine)
Red
Myoglobin
Cloudy specimen with RBCs, mucus, and clots (cause and color of the urine)
Red
Menstrual contamination
Negative test for blood, may require additional testing’ cause by porphyrins (color of urine)
Port wine
This color of urine is caused by RBCs oxidized to methemoglobin and is seen in acidic urine after standing; positive chemical test result for blood
Red-brown
This color of urine is cause by homogentisic acid (alkaptonuria) and is seen in alkaline urine after standing; specific tests are avalaible
Brown