Specimens
This type of collection technique can help distinquish if a UTI is affecting one or both kidneys
What are catheterize ureters?
This is the term for increased urination at night
What is nocturia?
The 10 analytes our multistrips test for:
What is pH, SG, Blood, leukocyte esterases, bilirubin, urobilinogen, nitrites, protein, glucose & ketones?
The primary pigment causing the yellow color of urine
What is urochrome?
The chemical analysis results that cause a microscopic to be done
What is positive protein, blood, leukocyte esterase & nitrites
The minimum information that needs to be on a urine sample label
What is full first and last name and a unique identifying number?
This is the term for when >3000 ml of urine is excreted daily
What is polyuria?
The principle behind this chemical test uses ionic substances in the urine sample
What is specific gravity?
The average amount of urine excreted daily
What is 1500ml?
A possible cause for a redish cloudy urine
What is the presence of RBC's?
After pouring off a portion of urine into a tube what is the next step in making a urine sediment
What is centrifuging?
The term for excretion of <400 ml of urine per day
What is Olyguria?
strong oxidizing agents generally cause a false ____ reaction
What is false positive?
Diabetes can cause this change in urine excretion
What is increased excretion (polyuria)?
Element we may see under the microscope with a positive protein result
What are casts?
A reason for urine to be amber-greenish-brown in color
What is bilirubin present?
A condition where the ultrafiltrate stays at 1.010
what is Isothenuria?
The substance(s) on the test pad for SG reaction
What is polyelectrolyte + buffer
What is bacteria converting urea to ammonia?
The chemical results that when they are positive we do not look under the microscope for
What is glucose, ketones, urobilinogen + bilirubin
The reference range for the speicific gravity of random/first morning urines
What is 1.002-1.035?
The term for intense and excessive thirst
Polydipsia
The type of ketone the multistix detects
What is acetoacetate?
A urine clarity description of "print seen but blurry or distorted"
What is cloudy?
The analyte where a trace amount causes us to not do a microscopic examination
What is protein?