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Urinalysis Flashcards

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What is the requirements for specimen collection of urine?

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  • Dry, clean, leak-proof container
  • Minimum of 10-15 mL volume
  • First morning collection is best
  • Properly labeled with a requisition form
  • Tested within 2 hrs* or refrigerated for up to 8 hrs (allow to return to R.T. before testing)
  • No testing on a sample older than 4 hours (unless collected in BD preservative tube)
  • No microscopy performed on refrigerated samples
  • Chemical preservatives can interfere with some of the tests i.e.. Formalin interferes with glucose, blood, leukocyte esterase
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How long do BD tubes keep sample integrity for?

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For up to 72 hours without refrigeration for urine chemical and microscopic analysis

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What preservatives do BD tubes have?

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A preservative of chlorhexidine, ethylparaben and sodium propionate

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What is used for microscope slide examination of urine?

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Kova slide

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What is the principle of measurement of the NOVAS?

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Combines dry-pad technology with an easy-to-use cassette test format

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What is the principle of measurement of the ADVANTUS?

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  • Dry chemistry reagent strips
  • Color change measured by reflectance photometry
  • Dual readings at reactive and reference wavelengths
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How does time collection of urine affect pH?

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It is more acidic in AM, more alkaline after meals

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What happens if the pH of a sample is greater than 8?

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Can assume the sample is old

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What happens if the urine test pad lingers too long in the sample or is not blotted properly?

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The acid buffer from the protein pad can contaminate the pH pad and cause a falsely low reading- as test pad is strongly buffered at pH of 3

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Why would we look at pH in a urine sample?

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Helps determine the type of crystals present in the sample (i.e. uric acid crystals will only be present if the pH is acidic).

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What factors contribute to formation of casts in the kidney?

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  • Larger than normal amounts of plasma proteins entering the tubules
  • Decreased pH
  • Decreased urinary flow rate (urinary stasis)
  • Increased urine concentration (increased specific gravity)
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What conditions are hyaline casts seen in?

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  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Strenuous exercise
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What do cellular casts consist of?

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  • Cellular casts consist of a uromodulin mucoprotein matrix containing RBCs or WBCs, renal tubular epithelial cells, or a mixture of these cell types.
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Where are cellular casts produced?

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Distal tubules

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Where may white cell casts be seen?

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They are associated with infection or inflammation of the nephron. WBC casts can be seen in cases of pyelonephritis and interstitial nephritis.

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What does the presence of red cell casts mean?

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The presence of red cell casts in the urine indicates bleeding into the nephron

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What do RTE casts indicate?

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These casts indicate tubular damage

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What are granular casts composed of?

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Cellular remnants and by-products of protein degradation

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What are waxy casts seen in?

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  • Stasis of urine flow
  • Chronic renal failure
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What are fatty casts indicative of?

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  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Toxic tubular necrosis
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Crush injuries
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What is a UTI/CYSTIS infection?

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An infection of the lower urinary system. Most involve bladder and urethra

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What is a PYELONEPHRITIS infection?

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It is an infection of the upper urinary system, can be acute or chronic

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What can be seen in the urinalysis of acute polynephritis?

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Mild proteinuria, positive nitrate, numerous WBCs, RBCs, bacteria; WBC and bacterial casts, transitional and RTE cells

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What can be seen in the urinalysis of chronic polynephritis?

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Similar to acute pylonephritis. As disease progresses: renal concentration is decreased, increased proteinuria, hematuria; granular, waxy and broad casts

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What is an acute PYELONEPHRITIS infection?

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Bacterial invasion of the renal parenchyma by ascending from the lower urinary tract due to incomplete bladder emptying which can be due to the bacterial invasion of the bloodstream

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What is Glomerulonephritis?

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Sterile, inflammatory process in glomerulus and is associated with the finding of blood, protein, and casts in the urine

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What can be seen in the urinalysis of Glomerulonephritis?

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Marked hematuria, proteinuria; RBC, hyaline and granular casts (broad casts in chronic glomerulonephritis), dysmorphic RBCs and WBCs

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What can be seen in the urinalysis of nephrotic syndrome?

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Marked proteinuria, urinary fat droplets, oval fat bodies, RTE; epithelial, hyaline,fatty and waxy casts; microscopic hematuria, may have cholesterol crystals

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What is nephrotic syndrome?

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Non-specifickidney disorder with marked proteinuria, low levels of serum albumin and high serum lipids

30
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What causes falsely alkaline pH?

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> 8 = improper storage (urease producing bacteria; urea- ammonia)

31
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What causes falsely acidic pH?

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Prolonged dipping or not blotted properly

32
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What causes false positives for glucose?

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Oxidizing agents or detergents

33
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What causes false negatives for glucose?

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  • Improper storage (glycolysis by bacteria)
  • High ketone levels
  • High SG
  • Low temp
34
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What are false positives for ketones?

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  • Drugs with sulfhydryl groups
  • Red pigments
35
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What are false negatives for ketones?

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Improper storage –> evaporation or breakdown by bacteria

36
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What can an alkaline pH correlate with?

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Urinary tract infection

37
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What can ketones correlate with?

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  • Glucose with diabetes
  • May also be due to excess vomiting or starvation
38
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Can can Proteinuria correlate with?

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  • RBC, WBC in urine
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
39
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What are false postives for protein?

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  • Semen contamination
  • Prolonged dipping
  • Highly buffered alkaline urine
  • High SG
  • Pigmented specimens
40
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What are false negatives for protein?

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  • Proteins present other than albumin
41
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What are false positives for bilirubin?

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Pigments from certain drugs

42
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What are false negatives for bilirubin?

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  • Improper storage (light exposure)
  • Ascorbic acid or nitrite in high concentrations (due to diazo reaction)
43
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What conditions are bilirubin be positive?

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Post hepatic jaundice, bile duct obstruction, liver damage

44
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Why are bacterial casts clinically significant?

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  • Pyelonephritis
45
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What conditions can RBC casts be seen in?

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  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Strenuous exercise
46
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What condition do RTE cells suggest?

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Renal tubular damage

47
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What are granular casts indicative of?

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  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Stress and exercise
48
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What are broad casts indicative of?

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  • Extreme urine stasis
  • Renal failure
49
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What are false positives for urobilinogen?

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Highly pigmented urine

50
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What are false negatives for urobilinogen?

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  • Formalin as a preservation
  • High concentrations of ascorbic acid or nitrite (diazo interference)
51
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What does Nitrite screen for?

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UTI

52
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What are false positives for nitrite?

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  • Improper storage
  • Highly pigmented urines
53
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What are false negatives for nitrite?

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  • When there is a UTI but this test is negative (see next slide)
  • Ascorbic acid (diazo)
  • High SG
54
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What are false positives for leukocytes?

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  • Oxidizing agents
  • Contamination with vaginal discharge
  • Highly pigmented urines
  • Formalin
55
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What are false negatives for leukocytes?

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  • High SG (WBC’s don’t lyse)
  • High concentration of Protein, Glucose, Ascorbic acid, and Oxalic Acid
  • WBC’s are lymphocytes, not neutrophils
  • Unmixed sample
  • Antibiotics
56
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What are false positives for blood?

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  • Menstrual contamination
  • Myoglobin (Heme molecule)
  • Oxidizing agents or detergents (Bleach)
  • Bacterial peroxidases
57
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What are false negatives for blood?

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  • High SG (cells won’t lyse on contact with the test pad)
  • Ascorbic acid (manufacturers correct for this)
  • Unmixed specimens
  • Formalin, captopril, nitrite
58
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What is specific gravity?

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The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance

59
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When are ammonium biurate crystals found?

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Encountered in old specimens and may be associated with the presence of the ammonia produced by urea-splitting bacteria

60
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When are calcium oxalate crystals found?

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Can be found in fresh urine or in people who consume foods rich in oxalic acid such as asparagus, tomatoes etc.

61
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When are uric acid crystals found?

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Associated with increased levels of purines and nucleic acids and are seen in patients with leukemia who are receiving chemotherapy, and sometimes in patients with gout.

62
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When are calcium monhydrate crystals found?

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Ethyl glycol poisoning (anti-freeze)

63
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When are triple phosphate crystals found?

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No clinical significance; however, they are often seen in highly alkaline urine associated with the presence of urea- splitting bacteria.

64
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When are cystine crystals found?

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In the urine of persons who inherit a metabolic disorder called cystinuria

65
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When are cholesterol crystals found?

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Associated with disorders producing lipiduria, such as the nephrotic syndrome, and are seen in conjunction with fatty casts and oval fat bodies.

66
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When are bilirubin crystals found?

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Present in hepatic disorders producing large amounts of bilirubin in the urine

67
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When are sulfonamide crystals found?

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  • Inadequate patient hydration
  • Tubular damage if crystals are forming in the nephron.
68
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When are tyrosine crystals found?

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Found in acidic urine, and they may be caused by metabolic disorders like liver disease

69
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When are leucine crystals found?

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Usually symptom of severe liver disease

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