Urinalysis

Question 1

What contents of the urine INCREASE when left at room temperature? (3)

Answer 1

pH, bacteria, turbidity

Question 2

What contents of the urine DECREASE when left at room temperature? (5)

Answer 2

glucose, ketones, bilirubin, urobilinogen, disintegration of red blood cells and casts

Question 3

What are the normal acid pH crystals? (3)

Answer 3

Amorphous urates, uric acid, calcium oxalate

Question 4

What are the normal alkaline pH crystals? (3)

Answer 4

Amorphous phosphates, triple phosphate, ammonium biurate

Question 5

What crystals in the urine are ALWAYS pathologic? (5)

Answer 5

cystine, tyrosine, leucine, cholesterol, bilirubin