urine specimen Flashcards
who wrote a book on uroscropy?
hippocrates
“albuminuria”
frederick dekkers
a 1672 author of a book
thomas bryant
invented the miscrospe
anton van leeuwenhoek
methods of quantitating microscopic sediment
thomas addis
introduced the concept of urinalysis as a part of doctor’s routine patient’s examination in 1872
richard bright
in what year did the concept of urinalysis as a part of doctor’s routine patient’s examination by richard bright
1872
it is a readily available and easily collected specimen
urine
t/f, if false correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
urine contains information, which can be obtained by expensive laboratory tests
false, inexpensive
urine formation is the ultrafiltrate of?
plasma
urine is compose of
urea and other organic and inorganic chemicals
t/f
the composition of urine can be dissolved in water
true
t/f, if false correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
urine composition is normally 95% solutes and 5% water
false, 95% water and 5% solutes
what is the normal range of urine volume
1200-1500 (range 600-2000ml) per day (24hrs)
what is the recommended capacity of container in urine collection?
50ml
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
labels must be attached to the container itself and not on the lid
true
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
all specimens must be properly labeled
true
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
all specimens sent to the lab are not always accompanied by requisition form
false, it must be always accompanied with requisition form
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
the laboratory accepts specimens of insufficient quantity
false, sufficient quantity
insufficient quantity of specimen must be rejected
urine specimen should be delivered to the laboratory promptly and tested within 2hrs
integrity
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
refrigeration at 2-8 celcius decreases bacterial growth and metabolism
true
methods in urine collection
voided
transurethral
suprapubic
laboratory urine specimen are classifies by
- type of collection conducted
- the collection procedure used to obtain the specimen
it is an alternative to the catheterized specimen
midstream clean catch specimen
it is safer, less traumatic method for obtaining urine for bacterial culture and routine analysis
midstream clean catch specimen
it is the most common method of collection of urine sample
midstream clean catch specimen
t/f, correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
the external sex organs are washed three to four times with a cleansing agent and rinsed with water
false, two-three times
it is used for quantitative or qualitative analysis of substances
24hr
it has a greater concentration of substances
first morning urine
what is the normal urine in protein per day?
10mg/dL or 100mg/L
30mg/dL or 300mg/L is indicative of what pathologic condition?
proteinuria
t/f, if false correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
the midstream clean catch procedure can be conducted any time of the day
true
t/f, if false correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
demonstration of protein in urine does always signify renal disease
false, not always
determination of level is the most indicative of renal disease
protein
the most frequent chemical analysis performed on urine specimen
glucose
t/f, if false correct the word or phrase that makes it incorrect
under normal circumstances, almost all glucose filtered by the glumerulus is reabsorbed in the PCT; therefore, urine contains only minute amounts of glucose
true
