Urinalysis Media Lab

Normal range for urine pH

4.5-8.0

Specific gravity of ___ is indication of a diluted sample

<1.003

Normal urine specific gravity range

1.003-1.025

Normal temp of freshly collected urine

32-38C (90-100F)

Sulfosalicylic Acid (SSA) is used to detect ___ in the urine such as ___, ___, and ___.

protein; albumin; globulins; Bence-Jones proteins

Assuming liquefaction is complete, semen specimen analysis should begin at ___ minutes- no longer than ___ hour after ejaculation

30; 1

The renal threshold is the ___ amount of a substance that the ___ can prevent from entering into the urine.

maximum; kidney

Leucine crystals are abnormal; found in ___ ___ urine disease

maple syrup

Ammonium biurate and triple phosphate crystals are found in ___ urine.

alkaline

Order of (3) CSF tube use

#1 CHM
#2 MICRO prevents any contamination of skin flora

#3 HEM minimizes the effect of any traumatic tap contamination

CSF tube storage requirements for CHM, MICRO, and HEM

CHM- store frozen
MICRO- store RT
HEM- store in fridge

About ___ % of urobilinogen produced daily is excreted in the feces

80

A daily urine output over 2500 mL/24 hrs is referred to as ___.

polyuria

polyuria is a key characteristic of uncontrolled ___.

diabetes mellitus

The total cessation of urine is ___.

anuria

Oliguria is a ___ in urine production, less than 400 mL/day.

decrease

___ is the presence of an increased number of WBCs in the urine.

Pyuria

Are amorphous urates and calcium oxalate crystals normally found in acid or alkaline urine?

Acid

Are triple phosphates, amorphous phosphates, and calcium carbonate normally found in acid or alkaline urine?

alkaline

___ are about the same size as RBCs in urinary sediment

Yeast

___ is usually correlated with acute glomerulonephritis

Oliguria

Name this acidic/neutral crystal

tyrosine crystals

Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder characterized by excessive ___ loss in urine

protein