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What three things does the physical Color, clarity, specific gravity
examination of urine typically
include?
What causes the normal yellow Urochrome
color of urine?
What is urochrome? A lipid soluble pigment that is a product of
endogenous metabolism
What causes a normal pink pigment Uroerythrin which attaches to amorphous urates
in urine? when refrigerated
What chemical produces an Urobilin, from the oxidation of urobilinogen
orange-brown color in normal
urine?
Does urobilin produce foam in No
urine when shaken?
, What produces an abnormal dark Presence of bilirubin or pyridium
yellow/amber/orange color in
urine?
Does bilirubin produce yellow foam Yes
when the specimen is shaken?
What color of foam does protein White foam
produce when the specimen is
shaken?
Does pyridium produce a yellow Possibly
foam when the specimen is shaken?
Does pyridium interfere with Yes
dipstick tests?
What test is performed to An ictotest
differentiate bilirubin from pyridium
in urine?
When is an abnormal yellow-green Photo-oxidation of bilirubin into products such as
color seen in urine? biliverdin
Pathological causes for Hemoglobin, myoglobin, or RBCs
red/pink/brown urine
How to differentiate betweeen Centrifuge the sample and RBCs will pellet at the
urine with RBCs and urine with bottom
myoglobin/hemoglobin
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Terms in this set (161)
What three things does the physical Color, clarity, specific gravity
examination of urine typically
include?
What causes the normal yellow Urochrome
color of urine?
What is urochrome? A lipid soluble pigment that is a product of
endogenous metabolism
What causes a normal pink pigment Uroerythrin which attaches to amorphous urates
in urine? when refrigerated
What chemical produces an Urobilin, from the oxidation of urobilinogen
orange-brown color in normal
urine?
Does urobilin produce foam in No
urine when shaken?
, What produces an abnormal dark Presence of bilirubin or pyridium
yellow/amber/orange color in
urine?
Does bilirubin produce yellow foam Yes
when the specimen is shaken?
What color of foam does protein White foam
produce when the specimen is
shaken?
Does pyridium produce a yellow Possibly
foam when the specimen is shaken?
Does pyridium interfere with Yes
dipstick tests?
What test is performed to An ictotest
differentiate bilirubin from pyridium
in urine?
When is an abnormal yellow-green Photo-oxidation of bilirubin into products such as
color seen in urine? biliverdin
Pathological causes for Hemoglobin, myoglobin, or RBCs
red/pink/brown urine
How to differentiate betweeen Centrifuge the sample and RBCs will pellet at the
urine with RBCs and urine with bottom
myoglobin/hemoglobin
