Question

The activity is comprised of four questions consisting of two short answer and two multiple choice. This is a graded assignment so please do your best. Review the patients diagnostic/lab results shown below.

Using this patient information, answer the following questions.

Diagnostic / Lab Results Date Type Notes Provider Verified 10/7/2016 Path/Lab Urinalysis: SPN Color - Yellow Specific Gravity - 1.035 pH - 6.5 Nitrites - positive Leukocytes - positive Urobilinogen - 0.6 mg/dL Bilirubin - negative Blood - negative Protein - negative Creatinine - 180 mg/dL Ketones - negative Glucose - negative

Analyze the patient chart and explain what changes in this patient’s urinalysis results implies the presence of a bacterial infection.

. Explain your answer providing specific urinalysis values?

Answer 1

Ans)A urine specific gravity test compares the density of urine to the density of water. This quick test can help determine how well your kidneys are diluting your urine.

Urine that’s too concentrated could mean that your kidneys aren’t functioning properly or that you aren’t drinking enough water.

Here in case the patient diagnostic results shown as yellow Specific gravity is 1.035

Ideally, urine specific gravity results will fall between 1.002 and 1.030 if the kidneys are functioning normally. Specific gravity results above 1.010 can indicate mild dehydration.
A high specific gravity means very concentrated urine, which may be caused by not drinking enough fluid, loss of too much fluid excessive vomiting, sweating, or diarrhea.

Yellow urine:

Urine color generally ranges from a pale-yellow color to deep amber. This coloring is primarily caused by the pigment urochrome, also known as urobilin. The more water you drink, and the more hydrated you become, the lighter the pigment in the urine.

A creatinine urine test measures the amount of creatinine in your urine. The test can help your doctor evaluate how well your kidneys are functioning. This is useful for diagnosing or ruling out kidney disease and other conditions affecting the kidneys. Your doctor may use a random urine sample to test for creatinine.

Normal urine creatinine values generally range from 955 to 2,936 milligrams (mg) per 24 hours for males, and 601 to 1,689 mg per 24 hours for females. Creatinine values that fall outside the normal range may be an indication of: kidney disease.