WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO URINALYSIS Flashcards
Array of laboratory tests done in a urine specimen in a expeditious, reliable, and accurate and cost-effective manner.
URINALYSIS/ANALYSIS OF URINE (UA)
Commonly performed in screening lab, physician offices, and patient home testing.
DIPSTICK URINALYSIS (REAGENT STRIP)
Provides a real-time “snapshot” of a person’s urinary tract and metabolic status. It is the most commonly performed U/A.
BASIC URINALYSIS (ROUTINE)
What does basic urinalysis evaluates?
- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- MICROSCOPIC SEDIMENTS
Determines the level of substance in the urine (e.g. electrolytes, hormones, proteins, porphyrins, etc.)
QUANTITATIVE URINE ASSAY
Screening test and detects the presence or increased amount of a substance. (e.g. rapid pregnancy test, test to detect microbial DNA and RNA)
QUALITATIVE URINE ASSAY
Evidence of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics depicting urinalysis.
EDWIN SMITH SURGICAL PAPYRUS
He wrote a book about “Uroscopy.”
HIPPOCRATES (5TH CENTURY B.C.E)
Diagnosing illness by examining the patient’s urine.
UROSCOPY
4 Humors/Temperaments
- SANGUINEOUS (RED ; BLOOD)
- CHOLERIC (YELLOW ; YELLOW BILE)
- PHLEGMATIC (GREEN ; SPUTUM)
- MELANCHOLIC (BLACK ; BLACK BILE)
When was the color chart that consists of 20 different colors of urine and their significance developed?
1140 C.E.
He wrote the “Fasciculus Medicinae,” the 1st illustrated med-book printed which depicted urine wheel.
JOHANNES DE KETHAM (1491)
He discovered “albuminuria” by boiling urine.
FREDERIK DEKKERS (1694)
Also known as Charlatans; no medical credentials. They compromised the credibility of urinalysis.
PISSE PROPHETS
He published the satirical book “The Pisse Prophet” or “Certain Pisse-Pot Lectures” which exposes the fraudulent use of uroscopy by the Charlatans. His book led to the passing of the first medical licensure laws in England.
THOMAS BRYANT/THOMAS BRIAN (1627)
