L1: Non-blood Specimen Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the mosy commonly requested urine test?
Routine Analysis
- screens for urinary and systemic disorders
- part of physical exam
ROUTINE ANALYSIS
Roles of Phlebotomist
- Collecting Specimen
- Gives instruction
- Labeling/ Transporting Specimen to Lab
- Processing Specimen
Most frequently analyzed non-body fluid
Urine
Urine is used in:
- monitoring?
- Diagnosis and treatment of?
- detection and monitoring the progress of treatment in?
- determining the effectiveness or complications of?
- Monitoring wellness
- Diagnosis & treatment of UTI
- Detection & monitoring the progress of treatment in **metabolic disease **
- Determining effectiveness or complications of therapy
Other term for physical analysis in routine analysis?
Ano chinecheck here?
Macroscopic observation
Color, clarity, specific gravity, odor, volume, osmolality
It indicates urine concentration
Spec. Gravity and osmolality
What is used in chemical analysis?
Plastic reagent strip (dipstick)
Chemical analysis in Routine Analysis measures? (2)
pH and spec. Gravity
What are the 3 that are checked in Microscopic Analysis in Routine Analysis?
Cells, crystals, microorganism
In Microscopic Analysis of urine, ano ginagawa sa urine? What about the supernatant?
Centrifuged, discarded
WBCs in urine?
RBCs in urine?
Bacteria and WBC in urine?
Pyuria
Hematuria
UTI
Urine collection
- what temp?
- protected from?
If specimen is held longer, it should be ____
- room temp
- light, up to 2hrs
- refrigerated
Urine culture and sensitivity confirms what disease?
Specimen should be incubated for ___ hours
Temp of specimen?
UTI
18-24 hrs
35 - 37° C
If a microorganism is identified, what test is performed to determine which antibiotics will be effective against the microorganism
sensitivity or antibiotic susceptibility test
Urine Cytology Studies
detect _____, ____, and other viral and inflammatory diseases of the _______
Papanicolaou (PAP) stain
What kind of cells can it detect under the microscope?
Preservation?
Cancer, cytomegalovirus
Urinary Tract
Abnormal cells
Equal vol. of 50% alcohol
Urine Drug Screening
- to detect illegal use of (3)
- to monitor therapeutic drug use - to confirm a diagnosis of?
• recreational drugs
• anabolic steroids to enhance performance
• unwarranted prescription drugs
Drug overdose
Test (2) to know if the specimen is too dilute?
Creatinine or specific gravity
Glucose in Urine (2)
Ketone in urine
Diabetes mellitus
Renal disease
Diabetic ketoacidosis
____ Are created when the body breaks down ___ for energy because the:
- diet is deficient in ____
- diet does not ________ properly
Ketone, fat
Carbohydrates
Metabolize glucose
_____ is Produced by cells within the developing placenta in serum and urine ___, after conception. It also appears in the urine of patients with certain type of ____
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
8-10 days
Cancer