Urine 4 + Ch. 29 book

True or false: There is no dip strip methods for urine sediment

What kind of findings mandate careful evaluation of urine sediment?

True or false: Urine sediments aren’t comparable to the blood smear in a hemogram interpretation

Which of the following is the reason that abnormal physical and chemical findings mandate a urine sediment evaluation?

EX: Moderate proteinuria in the absence of significant #’s of RBC’s and WBC’s indicates ____.

What does pyuria mean?

EX: If you have proteinuria due to pyuria and hematuria, it can indicate an inflammatory response somewhere along the ____.

T/F: Urine sediment doesn’t have to be interpreted alongside with other clinical data or the physical/chemistry properties of the rune

Why is it recommended that all personnel be trained to follow a standard sequence of steps to exam sediments

Which of the following is not true regarding sample collection

Standard speed for centrifuging samples is a low rate of speed for approx. 5 minutes

T/F: you can use any type of tube to centrifuge urine; it doesn’t matter

T/F: samples should centrifuged with a standard volume of sample

How supernatant do you leave in the conical tube when you decant the supernatant?

Which of the following is not true

It can be difficult to evaluate cellular elements since they can originate from different areas of the urogenital tract

How do RBCs appear in dilute urine?

How do RBCs appear in concentrated urine?

RBCs will retain their color if they have been in urine for a long period of time

RBCs are evaluated under high power

Which of the follow is false about RBC’s general appearance in urine

WBC appearance can vary based on the type and influence of SG, pH, toxin producing bacteria

Which are true about WBC in urine sediment?

Match the epithelial cell to their origin!

Which epithelial is slightly larger than WBC

Which epithelial cell may appear as pear, spindle, caudate or polygonal?

Which epithelial cell appears as thin, plate-like with distinct or irregular outline and small, dense nucleus

Which epithelial cell is round and has a large, central, spherical nucleus?

Which epithelial cell may be single or in sheets?

Which epithelial cell varies in size depending on the depth of their origin?

Which type of epithelial cell could be transitional cell carcinoma (or other forms)?

Which epithelial cells can be 2-4x larger than a WBC?

Catheterization is more likely to yield this specific epithelial cell type than cystocentesis:

It’s difficult to differentiate hyperplastic vs Neoplastic cells

Which is not true about casts?

Which are true about casts?

Match the cast to it’s possible indication

Match the cast type with its possible indication

Match cast w/ possible indication or trait

Increased numbers of which epithelial cell type suggests cystitis or pyelonephritis

Pyuria is the term for excessive leukocytes in the urine

Which of the following does pyuria not indicate

Which epithelial cell type is nor normally found in samples obtained by cystocentesis or catherization

Increased numbers of these cells may indicate diseases of kidney parenchyma

If the filtrate is moving very slowly, the cells will degenerate as the cast continues through the tubules

Match the pH of the urine with the diet type

Which is not true about fatty casts

Match word to definition

The number of crystals will increase if you allow the urine sample to cool

Types of crystal do not depend of which factor?

Crystalluria may/may not be of clinical significance

Crystal formation could never lead to the formation of urinary calculi

Match the crystal to it’s characteristics

Match crystal to characteristics

Match crystals

Match the miscellaneous findings to their characteristics. P. 164-165

Which are true about microorganisms in urine

Which type of uroliths are seen mostly in Dalmatians

Uroliths of dogs and cats are usually which type of uroliths?

Cystine and oxalate uroliths may also be observed in dogs and cats