Maggie Chaplin Mikal Kinley‚ Sarah Jefferson Ms. Schwab Advanced Biology 9/26/13 Urinalysis Lab I. Purpose; the purpose is to analyze and interpret data on the body’s utilization of carbohydrates‚ lipids and proteins. II. Introduction A urinalysis is the analysis of a urine sample. This test is common; it can be evaluated in a variety of ways. By; physical appearance‚ and chemical/ molecular properties. Your body’s urine is the excess of what the body doesn’t use. Things like carbohydrates
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Dear Sir‚ Re: Urinalysis laboratory results for five patients After running the urinalysis tests for five patients who visited the hospital recently‚ the following urinalysis results were obtained. It is my hope that these results will assist you in advising these patients appropriately. Patient Number Glucose test (test strip matches key on bottle) Amino acid test (with biuret turns purple) Urea test (with‚ 5 grams‚ urease + phenolphthalein turns pink) Salts test (with silver nitrate turns
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Student Name: Aura Pierce Urinalysis Case Study 1 Patient Background: Mickey River is a 27 years old female Native American. Her chief complaint is fatigue and malaise. She states she is "tired and hungry and thirsty all of the time" no matter how much she eats or drinks. She has significantly increased her food intake‚ but has lost 10 pounds in the last two months. She also complains of dizziness‚ blurred vision‚ and an awkward feeling of numbness in her right foot. Her physical exam revealed
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Urinalysis also called urine test. This test can help find conditions that may need treatment or detect some common disease‚ urine test help find serious diseases in early stages. It may take before surgery or people at high risk for kidney problems‚ diabetes‚ liver problems or any other metabolic conditions. Patients will be asked to pee in to a clean cup called specimen cup‚ urine test only require small amount of the urine. Usually they are two parts of urine test include. First part‚ visual
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supported me towards achieving my learning objective which was the ability to perform urinalysis in the correct way‚ read and document the results appropriately and be aware that if any abnormalities further investigations might be required (NICE‚ 2013). The Driscoll model (Driscoll‚ J. 2007) will be used in this essay to support my reflection. This reflective account encouraged me to enhance my knowledge on urinalysis and by looking back at the experience helped me to understand my role and supported
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A urinalysis is where a sample of a person’s urine is taken and a dipstick in dipped into the urine to test for many different elements; these can include leukocytes‚ blood‚ protein‚ sugar‚ ketones‚ ph‚ nitrites‚ bilirubin and ascorbic acid. These elements can help in diagnoses for bladder or kidney infections‚ diabetes‚ dehydration and preeclampsia. In antenatal care a urinalysis is performed at the very first visit with a dipstick and the sample is then referred to a pathology laboratory to be
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The Reproductive System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0025-02-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information
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LABORATORY REPORT RENAL PHYSIOLOGY INTRODUCTION: The kidneys‚ which maintain the purity and constancy of our internal fluids‚ are perfect examples of homeostatic organs. They regulate the chemical content the pH and osmotic pressure of the blood. Kidneys filter gallons of fluid from the bloodstream. They then process this filtrate‚ allowing wastes and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood in just the right proportions. Factors that affect urine
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normal pH range of urine? The normal values range from pH 4.6 to pH 8.0. B. What substances in the urine might indicate that a person has diabetes? High glucose (sugar) level will be present in the urine. When high glucose is present in the urinalysis test the person has diabetes. Extended lab testing is required to determine whether the results are accurate. C. What factors might affect the color‚ odor and pH of a urine sample? Factors that might affect the color‚ odor and pH of a
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Diagnostic Urinalysis Lab Introduction/Background Today’s lab exercise is about diagnostic Urinalysis. Urine reflects the many chemical components found in blood. This test is a good measure of health of endocrine system‚ kidneys‚ and urinary tract. Artificial urine samples are used for today’s lab thank goodness. The test that this lab is mostly focused on is called “dipstick” urinalysis test where students will analyze the chemical composition of urine by dipping the chemical indicator stick or
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