Assignment: Urinary Lab
Patient Bios
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Darlene
- Age: 35
- Darlene continues to have frequent urination.
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Marcus
- Age: 50
- Marcus is diabetic and requests a check-up.
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Patient Chart
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Darlene
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Marcus
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1. Urine Color Test
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Light to Medium Yellow
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Very Dark Yellow
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2. Turbidity Test
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Clear
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Cloudy
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3. Chemical Test
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Leukocytes
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+
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+++
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Nitrates
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Negative
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choice 3 (Positive)
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Urobilinogen
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0
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0
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Protein
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+++
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Negative
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pH
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8.0
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5.0
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Hematuria (blood in urine)
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Negative
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Negative
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Specific Gravity
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1.000
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1.000
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Ketones
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++++
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Negative
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Bilirubin
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Negative
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Negative
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Glucose
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++++
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Negative
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1. Why is a urinalysis an important tool in a routine physical?
2. Suggest an explanation for blood in the urine.
3. What is diabetes? How are type 1 and type 2 different?
4. What condition would explain the each patient's results?
Darlene
Marcus