Intro To Urinalysis

Question 1

marked the beginning of laboratory medicine even during the pre-modernization era.

Answer 1

Urinalysis

Question 2

started methods to analyze
urine (4,000 -6,000 years ago)

Answer 2

Hippocrates

Question 3

During Hippocrates’ time, it includes observations of ______________ of urine

Answer 3

color, turbidity, odor, volume, viscosity and even sweetness

Question 4

contains information about many of the body’s major metabolic functions, and this information can be obtained by inexpensive laboratory tests.

Answer 4

Urine

Question 5

Urinalysis and CBC done by the physicians to identify the sickness of a patient (phase 0)

Answer 5

Screening test

Question 6

Since urine is a readily available and easily collected specimen, it has been used as a screening specimen for:

Answer 6

• The diagnosis of diseases to man
• The identification of asymptomatic populations for undetected disorders
• For the monitoring of progress of disease and the effectiveness of therapy.

Question 7

What are the 3p’s in glucose in Diabetes Mellitus or the 4 pathognomonic signs?

Answer 7

Polyuria
Polyphagia
Polydipsia
Hyperglycemia

Question 8

body makes too much urine led to urinate frequently

Answer 8

Polyuria

Question 9

you eat a lot, feeling of extreme hunger

Answer 9

Polyphagia

Question 10

excessive thirst

Answer 10

Polydipsia

Question 11

high level of glucose in the blood

Answer 11

Hyperglycemia

Question 12

normal glucose level:

Answer 12

70 to 100 mg/dL

Question 13

Normal fasting glucose

Answer 13

FPG 70-99 mg/dL (3.9 – 5.5 mmol/L)

Question 14

Impaired fasting glucose

Answer 14

FPG 100-125 mg/dL (5.6– 6.9 mmol/L)

Question 15

Provisiona l diabetes diagnosis

Answer 15

FPG ≥126 mg/dL
( ≥ 7.0 mmol/L)

Question 16

_____________ is directly proportional to the specific gravity

Answer 16

viscosity

Question 17

has the potential to convert glucose to energy, facilitate the movement of glucose in cells, and convert glucose to macromolecules.

Answer 17

Insulin

Question 18

Within __________ after we eat, normal glucose levels should be normal

Answer 18

2 hours

Question 19

He wrote a book on uroscopy which served guidelines on the examination of urine through simple specimen inspection.

Answer 19

Hippocrates

Question 20

laid down the guidelines and omitted how urinalysis should be done.

Answer 20

Uroscopy

Question 21

regulate our urine volume, color, and concentration.

Answer 21

ADH

Question 22

Color charts were developed and were used to describe the clinical significance of twenty (20) different urine colors.

Answer 22

1140 AD

Question 23

had the earliest recognition of proteinuria.

Answer 23

Theophilus

Question 24

When glucose is present in the urine, it is indicative of _________ problems

Answer 24

pancreatic

Question 25

When proteins are present, it is indicative of _________ problems.

Answer 25

renal

Question 26

When bilirubin is present, it is indicative of ___________ problems.

Answer 26

liver

Question 27

he invented a special flask that is used in the distillation of urine. It had graduations on its sides and was in the form of a human body.

Answer 27

Paracelsus

Question 28

He wrote a book about charlatans (merchants) or the pisse prophets which inspired the passing of the first medical licensure exam in England.

Answer 28

Thomas Bryant

Question 29

was invented which led to the examination of urinary sediment and to the development of a method for quantitating microscope sediment.

Answer 29

Microscope

Question 30

used 40% formalin to preserve urine for 12 hours.

Answer 30

Thomas Addis

Question 31

used to quantitate epithelial cells, RBCs, WBCs, and casts.

Answer 31

Hemocytometer

Question 32

used to quantitate epithelial cells, RBCs, WBCs, and casts.

Answer 32

Hemocytometer

Question 33

12 hour urine sample is also called?

Answer 33

ADDIS COUNT

Question 34

Hemocytometer quantitates

Answer 34

Casts RBCs Epithelial cells WBCs

Question 35

He introduced the concept of urinalysis as part of routine patient examination. He was able to examine glomerulonephritis (Bright’s disease).

Answer 35

Richard Bright

Question 36

He demonstrated the importance of studying urinary sediment and described urinary casts in patients with Bright’s disease. He introduced the integration of chemical tests on urine examination.

Answer 36

Golding Bird