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What gives urine its color? |
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What is normal urine output in 24 hours? |
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Blood is carried to the kidneys via what? |
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Kidney's put some substances back into the blood via pertibular capillaries; what is this process called? |
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What four substances require a microscopic exam if present in urine? |
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Leukocytes, nitrites, protein (30 or ), blood |
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Which substance, when found in urine, can indicated metabolic disease? |
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the alkalinity and acidity of urine |
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How many low power fields do you search? |
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How many high power fields to you search? |
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What do you search for in the low power? |
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What do you search for in the high power? |
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White blood cells, red blood cells, crystals, bacteria, epithelial cells, mucous |
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How much urine does the urine test tube hold? |
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How many mL of urine do you need for a good chemical analysis? |
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What are the centerfuge settings for urine? |
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What substances require a quantity when recording? |
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What substances require only the terms small, medium, or large (present or not), when recording? |
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crystals, bacteria, squamous epithelial cells |
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How long can a urine sit out without refrigeration? |
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Bence Jones protein can indicate what disorder? |
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What is multiple myeloma? |
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a malignant cancer of the bone marrow |
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An ammonia odor in urine can indicate what? |
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A sweet or fruity odor can indicate what? |
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A foul odor in urine can indicate what? |
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UTI, the decomposition of leukocytes |
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A musty odor in urine can indicate what? |
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certain foods, inherited metabolic condition called phenylketonuria |
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What terms are used to describe the appearance of urine? |
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clear, hazy, cloudy, turbid |
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What terms are used to describe the color of urine? |
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straw, yellow, dark yellow, amber |
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