2.4 Odor Flashcards
AROMATIC or FRAGRANT because of Volatile acids present in the
specimen.
Normal
Phenylketonuria
a. Odorless
b. Mousy
c. Rancid
d. Sweaty Feet
b
Tyrosinuria
a. Odorless
b. Mousy
c. Rancid
d. Sweaty Feet
c
Acute tubular necrosis
a. Odorless
b. Mousy
c. Rancid
d. Sweaty Feet
a
Isovaleric acidemia
a. Odorless
b. Mousy
c. Rancid
d. Sweaty Feet
d
Increased Ketoacids
a. Maple Syrup/Caramel-like
b. Rotting Fish
c. Sulfur Odor
d. Fruit/Sweet
a
Cystinuria
a. Maple Syrup/Caramel-like
b. Rotting Fish
c. Sulfur Odor
d. Fruit/Sweet
c
Fanconi’s syndrome
a. Maple Syrup/Caramel-like
b. Rotting Fish
c. Sulfur Odor
d. Fruit/Sweet
c
Ketonuria / Maybe due to DM or Starvation
a. Maple Syrup/Caramel-like
b. Rotting Fish
c. Sulfur Odor
d. Fruit/Sweet
d
Trimethyl Aminuria / Trimethyl Aminoaciduria
a. Maple Syrup/Caramel-like
b. Rotting Fish
c. Sulfur Odor
d. Fruit/Sweet
b
Semen
a. Cabbage/Hops
b. Fecaloid
c. Bleach
d. Mercaptan
c
Fecal matter / Rectal Vesicle Fistula
a. Cabbage/Hops
b. Fecaloid
c. Bleach
d. Mercaptan
b
Ingestion of food / Aspharagus, garlic or eggs
a. Cabbage/Hops
b. Fecaloid
c. Bleach
d. Mercaptan
d
Methionine malabsorption
a. Cabbage/Hops
b. Fecaloid
c. Bleach
d. Mercaptan
a
Miscellanous variations of Odors include Fecaloid, Bleach, and Mercaptan.
T or F
T
