PH chemical UA

qualitative results

says that a substance is present or absent

Semi quantitative results

a range of unit of measurement

hyposthenuria

specific gravity lower then 1.010

hypersthenuria

specific gravity higher then 1.10

Ph of 8.5

a urine sample that is old or incorrectly persevered

hematuria

urine with intact RBC

hemoglobinuria

free hemoglobin from lysed RBC

crenated RBC

RBC that has shrunk and scalloped or spiked appearance

urine testing temperature

room temperature

random urine range PH

4.5-8.0

cranberry juice

acid urine non pathogenic

acid producing bacteria

E.coli

diabetes mellitus

acid urine pathogenic

starvation

acid urine pathogenic

diarrhea

acid urine pathogenic

dehydration

acid urine pathogenic

high protein diet

acid urine non pathogenic

PH clinical significance

determines acid based disorders and find crystals in urines

old specimen and not preserved well

alkaline urine non pathogenic

vegetarian diet

alkaline urine non pathogenic

hyperventilation

alkaline urine pathogenic

vomiting

alkaline urine pathogenic

renal tubular acidosis

alkaline urine pathogenic

define renal tubular acidosis

distal tubule cannot secrete hydrogen ions properly and the proximal tubules cannot reabsorb bicarbonate

urease producing bacteria

alkaline urine pathogenic

protein runover to Ph pad

falsely lowers Ph