Problem
Patient presents to physician with complaints of "flu-like symptoms" for a week with a decrease in appetite. Patient tells the physician that they haven't had the energy to eat or drink anything while ill. The physician orders a urinalysis and the results are: color: dark amber, specific gravity= 1.040 (normal 1.015-1.025), pH= 3.8 (4.6-8.0) negative nitrates, negative WBC, negative blood.
a) What is the possible condition related to the lab values of the urinalysis and what makes the urinalysis lab values abnormal?
b) Articulate how you interact and notify the physician regarding the patient's urinalysis lab results