Physical
Microscopic
Chemical
The nephron
Just stuff
100
Urine should be examined within this many hours of collection to be the most accurate.
What is two hours?
100
The accumulation of this in the tubules results in cast formation and presence in the sample.
What is protein?
100
Of urea, ammonium, fat and chloride this one is abnormal if found in the urine.
What is fat?
100
The three phases of urine production by the nephron.
What are filtration, reabsorption and secretion?
100
The functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering.
What is the nephron?
200
The 3 things included in the physical examination of urine.
What is color (transparency), odor and specific gravity?
200
The minimum amount of urine required for analysis.
What is 10 milliliters?
200
The most common specimen collected in the outpatient setting.
What is random (spot) testing?
200
The final part of the nephron, the "last chance" for something to be secreted into the urine.
What is the distal convoluted tubule?
200
At LESS THAN this blood level of glucose, excess sugar will not appear in the urine.
What is 180 mg/dL?
300
The term used to describe the normal color of urine.
What is straw?
300
The presence of a few, moderate of several of these cells holds no medical significance.
What are epithelial cells?
300
A urine sample described as amber and cloudy means that the urine is concentrated and contains this type of cells.
What is white blood cells (leukocytes)?
300
The 3 phases of urine production in the nephron.
What is filtration, reabsorption and secretion?
300
When quality control testing should be done if measuring urine specific gravity.
What is before testing each sample?
400
The most likely culprit causing foul urine odor.
What is bacteria?
400
The presence of this type of crystal is significant and must be reported.
What is uric acid crystal?
400
The first-morning specimen has a lower pH which indicates a higher of this.
What is acid? Lower pH = higher acid pH
400
This type of urine collection requires a preservative.
What is a 24 hour specimen?
500
The normal range of urine specific gravity.
What is 1.005 to 1.030?
500
Following being centrifuged, this amount of urine should be left in the bottom of the tube after pouring off the excess sample.
What is 1 milliliter?
500
If either of these are positive on the reagent strip, it could signify an infection.
What are leukocytes and/or nitrates?
500
This would have to be done if a sterile specimen is requested.
What is catheterization?
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