Urinalysis
Cards (41)
- Urinalysis
- chemical, physical, microscopic evaluation of urine
- detect disorder, UTI, kidney disease
- Mid stream urine sample
- reduces risk of contamination
- First catch urine sample
- first part of urine that comes out
- Urine test strip
- pads that contain Chemicals
- react and change color
- Leukocytes
- leukocyte esterase in the urine
- Pyuria
- elevated levels of urine WBCs
- Nitrites
- nitrites in the urine
- Nitrituria
- positive nitrite result
- Urobilinogen
- urobilinogen in the urine
- Proteins
- measure urine albumins
- Proteinuria
- elevated levels of proteins
- pH
- urine acidity and alkalinity
normal range- 4.6 - 8.0
- Blood
- measures hemoglobin
- Hematuria
- blood in urine
- Specific gravity
- urine particle concentration
- indicates blood hydration level
- Overhydration
- 1.000 - 1.010
- Dehydration
- 1.025 - 1.030
- Ketone
- measures urine ketones
- Ketonuria
- elevated levels of urine ketones
- Ketoacidosis
- ketones in blood
- Bilirubin
- produced by liver during the breakdown of heme from RBCs
- Bilirubinuria
- elevated levels of urine bilirubin
- Glucose
- measures urine glucose
normal blood glucose- 99 mg/dL
- Glucosuria
- elevated urine glucose levels
- Macroscopic exam
- physical characteristics of the urine
- Urine volume
- urine produced over 24 hours
- 0.8 L to 2L
- oliguria
- low urine volume
- less than 400ml
- Polyuria
- high urine volume
- more than 3000 ml
- Urine color
- pale yellow
- Amber
- dehydrated
- Pink
- blood in urine
- Orange
- medications
- carotene
- hepatitis A
- Blue
- medications
- UTI
- Brown
- medications
- kidney disease
- Urine clarity
- usually translucent
- Urine odor
- produced by the chemical compounds
- Sweet or fruity
- elevated glucose
- Ammonia
- dehydration
- Pungent or foul
- UTI
- certain foods
- Microscopic
- determine cells, casts, and microorganisms
- centrifuge about 5mins