Analysis of Abnormal Constituents of Urine
Analysis of Abnormal Constituents of Urine
Analysis of Abnormal Constituents of Urine
Urine
ABNORMAL CONSTITUENTS IN URINE
• Physical examination
• Chemical tests
• Proteins
• Blood
• Reducing substances
• Ketone bodies
• Bile salts
• Bile pigments
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Test for proteins
• Sulfosalicylic acid test
• Heat and acetic acid test
• Normal quantity of protein in urine
• <150 mg/day
• Tamm horsfall protein, IgA
• Lysozyme, light chains of Ig
Albumin
<30mg/day-normal
30-300mg/day-
microalbuminuria
>300 mg/day-
macroalbuminuria 3
Test for proteins
• Screening for microalbuminuria
• 5 years- type1 DM
• Type 2 DM
• Potent marker- renal disease
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Test for proteins
PROTEINURIA
Selective Non-Selective
Proteinuria Proteinuria
• Orthostatic proteinuria
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Test for proteins
Selective
proteinuria
• Loss of negative
charge
• Albumin
• Nephrotic
syndrome
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Test for proteins
Non-Selective
proteinuria
• Greater damage to
the glomerulus
• Larger proteins
α -2-
macroglobulin,Igm,IgG
• Focal segmental
glomerulosclerosis
• SLE
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Test for proteins
Tubular proteinuria
Tubulointerstitial
diseases
PCT,Interstitium
Ischemia
Acute interstitial
nephritis
Analgesics
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Test for proteins
Overflow
proteinuria
Excess of LMW
proteins like
Hb,Myoglobin,light
chains of
immunoglobulins as in
multiple myeloma
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Test for blood
• ORTHO TOLIDINE TEST
• Haem-peroxidase like activity
• O-tolidine-oxygen- transient dark green colour.
• Urine-boiled-peroxidase-pus cells
• 6 drops of freshly prepared O – tolidine
• 2 drops of glacial acetic acid
• 6 drops of hydrogen peroxide
• 4 drops of urine
• Benzidine test
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Test for blood
• Hematuria causes
• Stones
• Neoplasms
• Tuberculosis
• Trauma
• Prostatitis
• Hemoglobinuria
• Severe exertion
• Hemolytic anemia
• Malaria
• Mismatched blood transfusion,viper bite
• Myoglobinuria
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Test for reducing substances
• Reducing substances
• Glucose
• Fructose
• Galactose
• Lactose
• Pentoses - prunes, cherries, grapes
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Test for reducing substances
• Benedict test
• Composition
• Principle
• False positive
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Test for reducing substances
• Uric acid
• Ascorbic acid
• Hippuric acid
• Oxalic acid
• Homogentisic acid
• Glucuronic acid
• Ketone bodies
• Isoniazid
• Salicylates
• Creatinine
• Cysteine
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Test for ketone bodies
• Rothera test
• Ammonium sulphate
• Sodium nitroprusside
• Ammonium hydroxide
• Gerhardt test
• Ferric chloride
• wine-red colour
• Salicylate
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Test for bile salts
• Hay’s test
• Pettenkofer test
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Test for bile pigments
• Fouchet test
• Procedure
• Reagent
• Principle
• Causes
• GMELIN’S NITRIC ACID TEST
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Urine dipsticks
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Urine Dipstick
• Physical examination
• Chemical tests
• Proteins
• Blood
• Reducing substances
• Ketone bodies
• Bile salts
• Bile pigments
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