Interpretation of Canine and Feline Urinalysis

Urine pH •Physiologic urine pH ranges from 4 5 to 8 •Most accurate if done promptly •Not sufficiently accurate to be used for diagnosis of renal tubular acidosis (check ABG and urine lytes) •Changing urine pH to either acidic or alkaline may prevent development of certain types of kidney stones Contents: Urine Analysis • Appearance or

The Complete Urinalysis and Urine Tests

affect color Urochrome is the pigment that gives urine its characteristic yellow color A variety of medications and other agents may cause the urine to change color The most common cause of discoloration is blood, which may give the urine a pink, red, or smoky appearance Blood appears in the urine with many disorders, and small amounts of

Urinalysis Interpretation

Red urine may be due to blood, haemoglobin, or beetroot Iron supplements may cause a dark brown specimen, as might amounts of prophobilin or urobilin (a chemical produced in the intestines) Normal urine is also transparent Turbid or cloudy urine may result from infection the presence of blood cells, bacteria or yeast (eg Candida)

Urinalysis - HDCN

Urine that is exposed to air for a long time can also have elevated pH due to loss of CO 2 from the urine Specific gravity Specific gravity is the weight of urine relative to distilled water and re-flects the number and size (weight) of particles in urine Osmolality is dependent only on the number of particles (solute concentration) in urine

INTERPRETING URINALYSIS AND URINE CULTURE RESULTS

Oct 03, 2017 · Cul Urine Culture, Urine REPORT SOURCE: Urine COLONY COUNT : FINAL See Notes* PINAL '-100, 000 COLONIES/ML MORGANII M R R R R R s s s R s MORGANI 1 64 16 AMOX/CLAVULANIC AMPICILLIN/SUL PIPERÄCILLIN/TAZO CEFÄZOLIN CEFTAZIDIME GENTAMICIN TOBUMYCIN CIPROFLOXACIN LEVOFLOXÄCIN TRIMETH/ SULFA NR=NOT COMMENT ORAL therapy;Ä cefazolin MIC of predicts

Chemical Analysis CHAPTER 4 of Urine

urine may range from 4 6 to 8 0 but averages around 6 0, so it is usually slightly acidic There is no abnormal range as such, since the urine can normally vary from acid to alka-line For this reason, it is important for the physician to cor-relate the urine pH with other information to determine whether there is a problem Metabolic and renal