It's in the Book!
The Color of Urine
Vocabulary
100

What is toxicology?

study of poisonous substances and drugs

100

Amber means?

Dehydration

100

Blood flow deficiency to kidneys?

Renal ischemia

200

Name one reason for laboratory testing for illegal drugs.

Employment

Insurance

Legal requirement

200

Red means?

Blood

200

Clear liquid above the sediment in centrifuged urine specimen?

Supernatant

300

What determines when has a women reached menopause?

No menstral period for 12 months.

300

Straw colored means?

Diabetes

300

Damaging or destructive to kidneys?

Nephrotoxic

400

What causes turbidity in a urine specimen?

Cells, bacteria, yeast, vaginal contaminants, or crystals.

400

White means?

Fat, pus

400

Type of hemoglobin found in muscles?

Myoglobin

500

How is the volume of urine measured?

Pouring collection in large, graduated cylinder.

500

Reddish brown means?

Old blood

500

Narrow, tube-shaped container marked with horizontal lines for measuring?

Graduated cylinder

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