Urine Physical Exam

Question 1

Yellow pigment urine color

Answer 1

Urochrome

Question 2

Pink pigment urine color

Answer 2

Uroerythrin

Question 3

Brown pigment urine color

Answer 3

Urobilin

Question 4

Color of urine

Answer 4

Colorless to black

Question 5

3 pigments of urine

Answer 5

Urochrome - yellow
Uroerythrin - Pink
Urobilin - Brown

Question 6

Cause and Color of urine of increase 24-hour volum and low SG

Answer 6

Pale yellow
Polyuria or diabetes insipidus

Question 7

Cause and color of urine of elevated SG and positive glucose test result

Answer 7

Pale yellow
Diabetes mellitus

Question 8

color of urine (CAUSE) - Drug commonly administered for UTI

Answer 8

Orange-yellow
Phenazopyridine

Question 9

what is the color of urine and caused in Anticoagulant, orange in alkaline urine, colorless in acid urine

Answer 9

orange-yellow
Phenindione

Question 10

what is the color of urine and cause in Colored foam in acidic urine and false-negative chemical test results for bilirubin

Answer 10

yellow-green
Bilirubin oxidized to biliverdin

Question 11

May be normal after strenous exercise or in first morning specimen (cause and color of urine)

Answer 11

Dark yellow
concentrated specimen

Question 12

Positive in urine culture (Cause and color of urine)

Answer 12

Green
Pseudomonas infection

Question 13

Cloudy urine with positive chemical test results for blood and RBCs visible microscopically (Color of urine and cause)

Answer 13

Pink
RBCs

Question 14

Clear urine with positive chemical test results for blood; intravascular hemolysis (cause and color of urine)

Answer 14

Red
Hemoglobin

Question 15

Clear urine with positive chemical test results for blood; muscle damage (cause and color of urine)

Answer 15

Red
Myoglobin

Question 16

Cloudy specimen with RBCs, mucus, and clots (cause and color of the urine)

Answer 16

Red
Menstrual contamination

Question 17

Negative test for blood, may require additional testing’ cause by porphyrins (color of urine)

Answer 17

Port wine

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Red-brown

Question 19

This color of urine is cause by homogentisic acid (alkaptonuria) and is seen in alkaline urine after standing; specific tests are avalaible

Answer 19

Brown

Question 20

This color of urine is caused by malignant melanoma, melanin or melanoge, phenol derivatives, argyrol (antiseptic), methyldopa or levodopa, metronidazole (flagyl) and it darkens on standing, intestinal and vaginal infections

Answer 20

Black

Question 21

Clear red urine with Red plasma

Answer 21

Hemoglobinuria

Question 22

Clear red urine with clear plasma

Answer 22

Myoglubinuria

Question 23

Cloudy red urine with RBCs present

Answer 23

Hematuria

Question 24

refers to the transparency or turbidity of a urine specimen by visually examining the mixed specimen while holding it in front of a light source.

Answer 24

Clarity

Question 25

Freshly voided normal urine is usually clear, particularly if it is a?

Answer 25

midstream clean-catch specimen

Question 26

may cause a white cloudiness in urine sample

Answer 26

Precipitation of amorphous phosphates and carbonates

Question 27

Term of urine clarity; no visible particulates, transparent

Answer 27

Clear

Question 28

Term of urine clarity; no visible particulates; few particles, print easily seen through urine

Answer 28

cloudy

Question 29

Term of urine clarity; no visible particulates; many particulates, print blurred through urine

Answer 29

cloudy

Question 30

Term of urine clarity; no visible particulates; print cannot be seen through urine

Answer 30

turbid

Question 31

Term of urine clarity; no visible particulates; may precipitate or be clotted

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milky

Question 32

Nonpathologic causes of urine turbidity

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Mucus Amorphous phosphates Squamous epithelial cells Semen, spermatozoa Fecal contamination Amorphous urates Vaginal creams Radiographic contrast media Amorphous carbonates Talcum powder

Question 33

Pathologic causes of urine turbidity

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RBCs Yeast Bacteria WBCs Nonsquamous epithelial cells Abnormal crystals Lymph fluid Lipids

Question 34

sg = 1.010

Answer 34

isosthenuric

Question 35

less than 1.010

Answer 35

hyposthenuric

Question 36

greater than 1.010

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hypersthenuric

Question 37

The evaluation of urine concentration

Answer 37

specific gravity

Question 38

Normal random specimens may range from approximately

Answer 38

1.002-1.035

Question 39

less accurate than the other methods curretly available and is not reecommended by CLSI

Answer 39

Urinometry

Question 40

Urine odor of normal urine

Answer 40

Aromatic

Question 41

Urine odor caused by bacterial decomposition, urinary tract infection

Answer 41

foul, ammonia like

Question 42

Urine odor caused by ketones (DM, starvation, vomitting)

Answer 42

Fruity, sweet

Question 43

Urine odor caused by maplee syrup urine disease

Answer 43

maple syrup

Question 44

Urine odor caused by phenylketonuria

Answer 44

mousy

Question 45

Urine odor caused by tyrosinemia

Answer 45

rancid

Question 46

Urine odor caused by isovaleric acidemia

Answer 46

sweaty feet

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Urine odor caused by methionine malabsorption

Answer 47

cabbage

Question 48

Urine odor caused by contamination

Answer 48

bleach