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65 Cards in this Set
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Fat globules appear in the urine most often with the
_______ syndrome; these are neutral fats (triglycerides) and cholesterol. |
nephrotic
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Lipiduria can also be present in patients who have
sustained __________ |
skeletal trauma with fractures to major long
bones or the pelvis. |
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_____ odor in urine from patients with acute renal failure suggests
acute tubular necrosis rather than prerenal failure. |
Lack of
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Production of more than 2000 mL of urine in 24 hours
is termed ______; |
polyuria
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nocturia is excretion of more than 500 mL of urine at night with a specific gravity of ________
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less than 1.018.
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Pathologic states that result in excess renal fluid loss/urine excretion can be divided into three groups.
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1. Defective Hormonal Regulation
2. Defective Renal Salt/Water 3. Osmotic Diuresis. |
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_____ is the excretion of less than 500 mL of urine
per 24 hours, and anuria is the near complete suppression of urine formation. |
Oliguria
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So-called _______ is the shifting of intravascular
fluids to extracellular spaces not normally filled with fluid. |
third spacing
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Urines of low sg are called _______ (<1.007).
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hyposthenuric
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(Alkaline?/acidic?) urine may be induced by use of a diet high in certain fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits.
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alkaline
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Alkaline?/Acidic? urine may be produced by a diet high in meat protein and
with some fruits such as cranberries or drugs. |
Acidic
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Tamm–______ glycoprotein (uromucoid), secreted by
distal tubular cells and cells of the ascending loop of Henle, is 1/3 third or more of the total normal protein loss. |
Tamm-Horsfall
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Does a dipstick detect globulin protein?
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no, only albumin
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How do we detect globulins in urine?
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acid precipitation methods detect all proteins
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________ proteinuria is usually less than 0.5 g/day, and
can be seen in dehydration CHF, cold exposure, and fever. |
Functional
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Proteinuria is apparently related to an exaggerated
lordotic?/kyphotic? position and may result from renal congestion or ischemia. |
lordotic
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Define minimal, moderate, and heavy proteinuria
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Minimal Proteinuria (< 1.0 g/day).
Moderate Proteinuria (1.0-4.0 g/day) Heavy Proteinuria (> 4 g/day). |
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pyelonephritis proteinuria type
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minimal
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_______-type proteinuria may be found in the vast
majority of renal diseases, as well as nephrosclerosis, multiple myeloma, and toxic nephropathies. |
Moderate
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nephrotic syndrome type of protein loss
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heavy
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A ______ pattern proteinuria occurs with Fanconi's
syndrome, cystinosis, Wilson's disease, and pyelonephritis, and with RT rejection. |
tubular
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Proteinuria associated with MM macroglobulinemia, and lymphomas.
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Bence Jones .
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Reagent strip method can only detect what sugar
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Glucose
It does not react with lactose, galactose, fructose, or reducing metabolites of drugs. |
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Fructose is identified by ______ chromatography.
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thin-layer
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Lactose is identified by ______ chromatography
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thin-layer
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In ketonuria, the three ketone bodies present in the
urine are |
acetoacetic (diacetic) acid (20%), acetone
(2%), and 3-hydroxybutyrate (about 78%) |
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The antihypertensive drugs ______
give positive ketonuria results. |
methyldopa and captopril
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____-test will detect 5-10 mg of acetoacetic acid per
deciliter of urine and 20-25 mg acetone per deciliter of urine. |
Acetest
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_______ ferric chloride test measures acetoacetic acid.
However, ferric chloride methods are not very specific and the sensitivity is low, about 25-50 mg/dL. |
Gerhardt
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Free hemoglobin is readily filtered by the glomeruli,
and can be subsequently reabsorbed by proximal tubular cells where it can be catabolized into _____ and ________. |
ferritin
hemosiderin |
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When there is acute destruction of muscle fibers
(rhabdomyolysis) as with trauma, ______ is released, rapidly cleared from blood, and excreted in the urine as a red-brown pigment. |
myoglobin
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What helps distinguish
myoglobinuria from hemoglobinuria? |
The serum measurements and history
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Comment on serum in the setting of myoglobinuria
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Serum is clear and has a markedly elevated creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, and a normal haptoglobin level.
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_____ is a breakdown product of hemoglobin that is
formed in the reticuloendothelial cells of the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. |
Bilirubin
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______ bilirubin (or indirect bilirubin) is
water insoluble and therefore unable to pass through the glomerular barrier of the kidney. |
unconjugated
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Excretion
of bilirubin is enhanced by alkalosis?/acidosis? |
alkalosis
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Bilirubinuria is associated with yellow-brown to
greenish brown urine that may have a _______ foam, elevated serum bilirubin (conjugated), jaundice, and pale-colored feces. |
yellow
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In congenital hyperbilirubinemias, bilirubin will appear
in the urine in the Dubin–Johnson and the Rotor types, and is not present with ______ disease or ________ disease. |
Gilbert's
Crigler–Najjar |
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What bacterium is unable to reduce nitrate to nitrite?
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Enterococcus
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Methods for Examining Urine Sediment
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Brightfield Microscopy
Phase-Contrast Microscopy Polarized Microscopy Quantitative Counts |
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Normal opening adult pressure of CSF is ___? mm H20 in
the lateral decubitus position with the legs and neck in a neutral position. |
90-180
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Up to ___? mL of CSF may normally be removed.
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20
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If the Opening Pressure > 200 mm H2O in a relaxed patient, no
more than __? mL should be withdrawn. |
2.0
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The CSF specimen is usually divided into _____ serially
collected sterile tubes: |
three
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CSF:
High sensitivity, high specificity for what? |
Bacterial, tuberculous, and fungal meningitis
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Experienced observers may be able to detect cell
counts <50 cells/μL with the unaided eye by observing for _____'s effect. |
Tyndall
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Viscous CSF may be encountered in patients with
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metastatic mucin-producing adenocarcinomas,
cryptococcal meningitis due to capsular polysaccharide, or liquid nucleus pulposus resulting from needle injury to the annulus fibrosus. |
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______ commonly refers to a pale pink to
yellow color in the supernatant of centrifuged CSF, although other colors may be present: |
Xanthochromia
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Viral-induced neutrophilia usually changes to a
lymphocytic _____ within 2-3 days. |
pleocytosis
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In early bacterial meningitis, the proportion of PMNs
usually exceeds 60%. However, in about 1/4 of cases of early ____ meningitis the proportion of PMNs also exceeds 60%. |
viral
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A suggested criterion for eosinophilic meningitis is 10%
eosinophils. ______ invasion of the CNS is the most common cause worldwide. |
parasitic
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________ immitis is a significant cause of CSF
eosinophilia in endemic regions of the United States |
Coccidioides
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A mixed cell pattern (monos, lymphs) without
________ is characteristmeningoencephalitis. |
neutrophils
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Joint fluid aspiration (AKA)
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arthrocentesis
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tube top color for SF
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green
Heparin |
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Transudates?/Exudates? are usually bilateral owing to systemic
conditions leading to increased capillary hydrostatic pressure or decreased plasma oncotic pressure. |
Transudates
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Transudates?/Exudates? are more often unilateral, associated with
localized disorders that increase vascular permeability or interfere with lymphatic resorption. |
Exudates
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Light's criteria for having exudative pleural effusion
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(1) pleural fluid/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5
(2) pleural fluid/serum lactate dehydrogenase (LD) ratio greater than 0.6 (3) pleural fluid LD level greater than two-thirds of the serum upper limit of normal |
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CEA is probably the most useful single marker for
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adenocarcinomas,
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Many of the recommended laboratory tests described
for pleural fluid also pertain to _______ effusions. |
pericardial
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Pericardial effusions are most often caused by viral
infection, _______ being the most common. |
enterovirus
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Ascites is the pathologic accumulation of
excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Up to 50 mL of fluid is normally present in this ________-lined space. |
mesothelial
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Etiology of Transudative Peritoneal effusions
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Congestive heart failure
Hepatic cirrhosis Hypoproteinemia (e.g., nephrotic syndrome) |
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Etiology of Exudative Peritoneal effusions
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Infections
Primary bacterial peritonitis Secondary bacterial peritonitis (e.g., appendicitis, bowel rupture) Tuberculosis Neoplasms Hepatoma Lymphoma Mesothelioma Metastatic carcinoma Ovarian carcinoma Prostate cancer Trauma Pancreatitis Bile peritonitis (e.g., ruptured gallbladder) |
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Etiology of Chylous Peritoneal effusions
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Chylous effusion
Damage to or obstruction of thoracic duct (e.g., trauma, lymphoma, carcinoma, tuberculosis and other granulomas [e.g., sarcoidosis, histoplasmosis, etc.], parasitic infestation) |