Final Lab

Question 1

What is the cutoff of hypersthenuria for domestic animals?

Answer 1

cats: > 1.035
dogs >1.030
large animals >1.025

Question 2

What crystals form in acidic urine?

Answer 2

calcium oxalate, cysteine, sulfonamide

Question 3

What are the characteristics of a transudate?

Answer 3

TP

Question 4

What is the most common cause of a transudate?

Answer 4

hypoalbuminemia

Question 5

What are the 3 broad causes for modified transudates? (TQ)

Answer 5

1. cardiac disease
2. non-exfoliative neoplasia
3. tissue inflammation

Question 6

What are the characterisitcs of a exudate?

Answer 6

TP = >3.0 g/dL
Cells = >3000 cells/uL

Question 7

What can help determine if an exudate is septic?

Answer 7

fluid glucose

Question 8

What ccan help determine if a exudate is a uroabdomen?

Answer 8

fluid creatinne or potassium >2x serum concentration