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1
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Basic structural and functional unit of kidney

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Nephron

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2
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Order of urine formation

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Glomerulus > pct > loop of henle > dct > collecting duct > calyx > renal pelvis

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3
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Alter urine concentration

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Pct, LH, dct & collecting duct

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4
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Highly permeable to water

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Ascending loop of henle

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5
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Renal blood flow

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Renal artery > afferent arteriole > glomerulus > efferent arteriole > peritubular capillaries > vasa recta > renal vein

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6
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Resembles a sieve and located within the bowman’s capsule

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Glomerulus

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7
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1st function to be affected in renal disease

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Tubular reabsorption

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8
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Renal threshold for glucose

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160 to 180 mg/dL

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9
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Major site of reabsorption of plasma subs.

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PCT

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10
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Regulates water reabsorption in dct and cd

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ADH/vasopressin

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11
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ADH deficiency

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Diabetes insipidus

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12
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ADH excess

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SIADH

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13
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Regulates sodium reabsorption

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Aldosterone

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14
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2 major functions of tubular secretion

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Elimination of waste products; regulation of the acid-base balance

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15
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Inability to produce an acid urine; hydrogen ions are not excreted in the urine

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Renal tubular acidosis

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16
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Used to evaluate glomerular filtration

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Clearance tests

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17
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Oldest clearance test

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Urea

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18
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Most common clearance test

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Creatinine

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19
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Gold standard in clearance test

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Inulin

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20
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Used to evaluate tubular reabsorption

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Concentration tests

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21
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Obsolete test(tubular reab): when px is deprived of fluid for 24hours, urine SG is then measured.

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Fishberg test (SG should be >/= 1.026)

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22
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Obsolete test(renal reab): Compare day & night urine in terms in volume & sg

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Mosenthal test

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23
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Commonly used test in tubular reabsorption that is influenced by the number & specific gravity of particles in solution

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Specific gravity

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24
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Commonly used test in tubular reabsorption that is influenced by the number of particles in a sol’n

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Osmolarity

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25
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Tests in tubular secretion & renal blood flow

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PAH (p-aminohippuric acid) test, PSP (phenolsulfonphtalein) test

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26
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Urine composition

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95-97% water, 3-5% solids

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27
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Type of urine: For routine and qualitive UA

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Random/occasional/single

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28
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Type of urine: ideal spx for routine and preg test (HCG)

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First morning

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29
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Type of urine: for evaluation of orthostatic proteinuria

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First morning

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30
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Type of urine: for diabetic screening/monitoring

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2-hour postprandial

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31
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Type of urine: optional with blood samples in gtt

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Glucose tolerance

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32
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Type of urine: collected at specific time intervals to compare conc’n of subs in urine with its concentration in the blood (used in the diagnosis of diabetes)

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Fractional specimen

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33
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Type of urine: for routine & bacterial culture

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Midstream clean catch

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34
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Type of urine: for bacterial culture

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Catheterized

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35
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Type of urine: bladder urine for anaerobic bacterial culture and urine cytology

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Suprapubic aspiration

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36
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Type of urine: use of soft, clear plastic bag with adhesive

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Pediatric spx

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37
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Type of urine: for prostatic infection

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Three-glass technique

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38
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Type of urine: begin and end the collection period with an empty bladder

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24-hr

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39
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True or false: 24-hr spx requires preservative

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True

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40
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Type of urine: for addis count

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12-hr

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41
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Type of urine: for urobilinogen

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Afternoon (2-4pm)

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42
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The process that provides documentation of proper sample identification from the time of collectuion to the receipt of lab results

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Chain of custody

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43
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Required urine volune in drug spx collection

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30-45 mL (60 mL container capacity)

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44
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Increased changes in unpreserved urine

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PH, bacteria, odor, nitrite

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45
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Least affected parameter

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Protein

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46
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Normal range of urine volume (24 hrs)

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600-2000 mL

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47
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Average urine volume

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1 200-1 500 mL

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48
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Night : Day ratio of urine volume

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1:2 to 1:3

49
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Volume required in urinalysis

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10 to 15 mL (average 12mL)

50
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Specific gravity of DM

51
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Specific of DI

52
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Increased urine volume

53
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Decreased urine volume

54
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Complete cessation of urine flow

55
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Excretion of more than 500 mL of urine at night

56
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Causes of oliguria

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Dehydration, renal calculi or tumor

57
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Causes of anuria

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Complete obstruction (stones, carcinomas), toxic agents, dec. renal blood flow

58
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Causes of nocturia

59
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Rough indicator of the degree of hydration

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Urine color

60
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True or false: urine color shouldn’t correlate with urine SG

61
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Major pigment of urine

62
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Color of urochrome

63
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Color of uroerythrin

64
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Color of urobilin

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Dark yellow/orange

65
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May deposit in amorphous urates & uric acid crystals

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Uroerythrin

66
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Imparts an orange-brown color to urine that is not fresh

67
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Color of urine that is correlated with strenous exercise

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Dark yellow

68
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Color of urine that is correlated with fever and burns

69
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Color of urine that is correlated with pseudomonas infection

70
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Color of urine that is correlated with porphyrins

71
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Pathologic causes of urine turbidity

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Rbcs, wbcs, bacteria, yeast and nonsquamous epithelial cells, abnormal crystals, lymph fluids, lipids

72
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Normal odor of urine

73
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Fruity odor

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Ketones, DM

74
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Cabbage odor

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Methionine malabsorption

75
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Rotting fish

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Trimethyl aminuria

76
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Swimming pool odor

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Hawkinsinuria

77
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Odorless

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Acute tubular necrosis

78
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Principle of glucose

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Double sequential enzyme reaction

79
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Principle of Bilirubin

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Diazo reaction

80
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Principle of ketones

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Sodium nitroprusside reaction (Legal’s test)

81
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Principle of Specific gravity

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pKa change of polyelectrolyte

82
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Principle of pH

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Double indicator system

83
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Principle of Protein

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Protein error of indicator / Sorensen’s

84
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Principle of Blood

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Pseudoperoxidase of Hgb

85
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Principle of urobilinogen

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Ehrlich’s reaction

86
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Principle of Nitrite

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Greiss reaction

87
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Principle of Leukocyte

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Leukocyte Esterase

88
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Principle of Rgt strip

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Reflectance photometry

89
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This is influenced by the number and size of particles in a solution

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Specific gravity

90
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Normal specific gravity of random urine specimen

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1.003 to 1.035

91
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SG of Isosthenuria

92
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SG of Hyposthenuria

93
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SG of Hypersthenuria

94
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Calibration temp of Urinometer

95
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Rgt of Sg in rgt strip

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Bromthymol blue

96
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Important in the identification of crystals and determination of unsatisfactory specimens

97
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Normal pH of random urine specimen

98
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pH of first morning specimen

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5.0 to 8.0

99
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pH of unpreserved specimen

100
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Reagents in pH

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Methyl red(pH4.0-6.0), Bromthymol Blue(pH6.0-9.0)

101
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Most indicative of renal disease

102
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Protein produces what in urine when shaken?

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White foam

103
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Major serum protein found in the urine

104
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Pink sediment in an acidic urine

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Amorphous urates

105
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Four-sided flat plates/lemon-shaped crystal

106
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Enveloped/pyrimidal shaped crystal

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Calcium oxalate (dihydrate)

107
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Oval/dumbell shaped crystal

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CaOx (monohydrate)

108
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Cigarette-butt shaped crystal

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Calcium sulfate

109
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“Thorny apples” crystals

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Ammonium biurate

110
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Coffin-lid shaped crystals

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Triple phosphate

111
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Flatplates thin prisms in rosette form

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Calcium phosphate

112
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Dumbell shaped with formation of gas

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Calcium carbonate

113
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Staircase pattern

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Cholesterol

114
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Colorless to yellow needles

115
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Concentric circles & radial striations

116
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clumped needles or granules with bright yellow color

117
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“Arrow head” shaped

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Sulfonamide

118
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Colorless needles

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Ampicillin

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