| A | B |
|---|
| cloudy or opaque | turbid |
| urinate frequently | polyuria |
| centrifuge urine and particles at bottom of tube | sediment |
| ratio density compared to another substance | specific gravity |
| concentration of substance begins to appear by urine excretion | renal threshold |
| inflammation and lesions of the glomeruli | glomerulonephritis |
| olig/o | small amount |
| obtaining sterile urine sample with needle and syringe | suprapubic |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ketone testing | immediately due to evaporation or cover & refridgerate |
| Urine speciman | clean catch for microscopic view |
| appearance odor and color | PHYSICAL characteristics of UA |
| false protein test | elevated leukocyte & pH with bacteria present with slide view |
| bleeding kidney disease or dehydration | possible with oliguria |
| hemoglobin | realeased from old RBC's and converted in liver |
| bilirubin | liver |
| urobilinogen | small intestines |
| bilirubin breakdown | caused by light |
| pt education | helps with urine collection |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| Clean catch and catetization | used for adults both male and female not peds |
| pH and appearance | help determine crystals |
| RBC, elevated WBC and some epithelial cells | indicative of an UTI |
| 10 mL | minimum amt of urine need to test |
| random, morning, timed 24, 2 hr postprandial, catherized, clean catch, pediatric, suprapubic | types of urine collection |
| appearance color odor quantity specific gravity | PHYSICAL characteristics |
| Pg 881 | how to collect a urine speciaman |
| dys | painful or bad |
| a- | without or none |
| hemat/o | blood |
