Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 8

A patient with a viscous orange specimen may have been:

A. Treated for a urinary tract infection

B. Taking vitamin B pills

C. Eating fresh carrots

D. Taking antidepressants

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Viscous orange specimen:

The specimen received in laboratory with abnormal color has many causes.

• The medication taken for the urinary tract infection causes orange urine.

• The compound is phenazopyridine or azo gantrism is used to treat urinary tract infections.

• When shaken, the specimen gives yellow foam.

Infections of Urinary tract:

• Infection caused in urinary tract due to bacteria.

Therefore, patient who excretes, viscous orange urine is “treated for infection in urinary tract”. Hence, the correct answer is option.