Lab Homework #12- Urinalysis

What are the steps to a complete urinalysis (UA) IN ORDER?

Color, turbidity, specific gravity, dipstick, Microscopic evaluation of urine sediment (centrifugation, remove supernatant, and put drop on slide with cover slip on top of sample)

List the 3 values that are not reported out on a dipstick

Leukocytes, urine specific gravity, nitrite

Acidic urine will cause the formation of crystals and disintegration of elements such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, and casts.

false

What primarily influences the pH in animals?

diet

Name the 2 additional diagnostic tests used to determine if there is protein in a urine sample

Sulfosalicylic acid precipitation test (SSA) and Urine protein: Urine Creatinine Ratio (UPC)

Why would we see sperm on a urine sediment from a female dog?

The female was recently bred meaning that she has sperm in her urinary tract

What parts of the kidney do cast typically form in?

Loops of Henle, distal tubules, and collecting ducts

What are cast primarily comprised of?

protein

WBC

Hyaline cast

RBC

Squamous epithelial cell

struvite crystal

Bilirubin crystal

calcium oxalate monohydrate crystal