Urine Tests Flashcards
Inappropriate when collecting urine for routine bacteriologic culture
@ 2-8C for up to 48 hours prior to plating
Urine pigment prod subs
Deep yellow urine with yellow foam with bilirubin
Urine prod red fluorescence exam with ultraviolet 360nm
Coproporphyrin
Dse with N urine but red fluorescence ultraviolet(woods lamp)
Lead poisoning
Most common form porphyria
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Least sensitive and spec for PBG in urine
Watson-Schwarts test
Brown or black pigment in urine
Melanin
Dark red or port wine urine caused by
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Least affected by standing
Protein
Urine spx for d-xylose adsorption test for adult
5 hour timed ref
Inappropriate collecting 24 hrs for catecholamines
10 ml of 1N hydroxide added container before collection
Urine prod less than 400ml/day
Oliguria
Contributes to SG but not osmolality
Protein
Urine SG between 1.002 and 1.003
Diabetes insipidus
SG likely to be below 1.025
Chronic renal failure