Color :) Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
Dilute urine
A
Colorless to pale yellow
2
Q
Normal urine
A
Yellow
3
Q
Concentrated urine, excessive urobilin
A
Dark Yellow to amber
4
Q
Bilirubin
A
Dark yellow to amber
5
Q
Biliverdin
A
Dark yellow green
6
Q
Rifampin
A
Orange
7
Q
Carotene
A
Orange
8
Q
Phenazopyridine
(Pyridium, Azo-Gantrisin)
A
Orange
9
Q
Warfarin (Coumadin)
A
Orange
10
Q
Riboflavin
A
Bright orange
11
Q
Nitrofurantoin
A
Yellow brown
12
Q
Hemoglobin, red blood cells (RBCs)
A
Pink or red
13
Q
Porphobilin
A
Pink
14
Q
Beet ingestion
A
Red
15
Q
Senna
A
Red
16
Q
Porphyrins
A
Red purple
17
Q
Myoglobin
A
Brown
18
Q
Methemoglobin
A
Brown
19
Q
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
A
Brown
20
Q
Melanin
A
Dark brown to black
21
Q
Homogentisic acid
A
Dark brown to black
22
Q
Pseudomonas
A
Blue or green
23
Q
Indican
A
B or G
24
Q
Methylene blue (dye)
containing
A
B or G
25
Chlorophyll containing
B or G
26
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
B or G
27
Indomethacin (Indocin)
B or G
28
Fluid ingestion; polyuria due to diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus
Colorless to pale yellow
29
Due to the normal pigment, urochrome (as well as uroerythin and urobilin)
Yellow
30
Limited fluid intake—dehydration, strenuous exercise, first morning specimen, fever; excessive conversion of urobilinogen to urobilin with time
Dark yellow amber
31
If shaken, foam is yellow
Bilirubin
Dark yellow/ amber
32
bilirubin that oxidized to biliverdin upon standing or improper storage
Dark yellow - Green
33
Medication-anticoagulant
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Orange
34
Medication-tuberculosis treatment
Rifampin
Orange
35
Medication-antibiotic
Nitrofurantoin
Yellow Brown
36
Oxidized porphobilinogen (colorless); caused by improper handling and storage of urine specimens; associated with acute intermittent porphyria (a rare genetic disorder)
Porphobilin
Pink
37
Blood in urine from urinary tract or from contamination (e.g.,
cells (RBCs) menstrual bleeding)
Hemoglobin, red blood
Pink or red
38
Urine clear, if no intact RBCs present (e.g., intravascular hemolysis); hemolysis evident in plasma/serum
Hemoglobin
Red
39
Beet ingestion
______acidic urine of genetically disposed individuals;
alkaline urine is_____
Red
yellow
40
Over-the-counter laxatives (e.g., Ex-Lax)
Senna
Red
41
Excessive oxidation of colorless porphyrinogens and porphobilinogen to colored compounds (rare conditions); caused by improper handling and storage of these specimens
Porphyrins
Red purple
42
Rhabdomyolysis-urine clear; plasma/serum normal yellow appearance
Myoglobin
Brown
43
Oxidized hemoglobin
Methemoglobin
Brown
44
Medication-treatment for trichomoniasis, Giardia, amebiasis; darkens the urine
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Brown
45
Oxidized melanogen (colorless); develops upon standing and
associated with malignant melanoma
Melanin
Dark brown to black
46
Color develops upon standing in alkaline urine; associated with alkaptonuria (a genetic metabolic disorder)
Homogentisic acid
Dark brown to black
47
Infection of the small intestine
Indican
B or G
48
Urinary analgesics (e.g., TracTabs, Urised, Uro blue, Mictasol blue);
containing excessive use of mouthwashes
Methylene blue (dye)
B or G
49
Breath deodorizers (Clorets), excessive use of mouthwashes
Chlorophyll containing
B or G
50
Medication-nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)
Indomethacin (Indocin)
B or G
51
Medication-antidepressant
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
B or G
