URINALYSIS QUESTIONS
1) What metabolic by-product from hemoglobin colors the urine yellow?
Urochrome
2) How can adequate water intake be judged by the color of urine?
Urine can be clear or pale yellow. This indicates adequate water levels
3) What is hematuria?
Blood in the urine
4) What is the normal value for glucose in the urine?
0 to 0.8mmol/l
5) What is ketonuria
Condition in which ketone bodies are present in the urine. This condition often indicated that
the body is using an alternative source of energy. Common in starvation and Type 1 diabetes
6) Elevated levels of white blood cells produce what condition in urine?
Pyuria
7) What cells would be found in urine that come from the urethra or bladder?
Urothelium or transitional epithelium