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Bonewit Chapter 16
Urinalysis- Hannah McCall
Question | Answer |
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anuria | failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
bilirubinuria | the presence of bilirubin in the urine |
bladder catherization | the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
diuresis | secretion and passage of large amounts of urine |
dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
frequency | the condition of having to urinate often |
glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine |
hematuria | blood present in the urine |
ketonuria | the presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
ketosis | an accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids |
micturition | the act of voiding urine |
nephron | the functional unit of kidney |
nocturia | excessive (voluntary) urination during the night |
nocturnal enuresis | inability of an individual to control urination at night during sleep (bedwetting) |
oliguria | decreased or scanty output of urine |
pH | the unit that describes the acidity or alkalinity of a solution |
polyuria | increased output of urine |
proteinuria | the presence of protein in the urine |
pyuria | the presence of pus in the urine |
renal threshold | the concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidneys begins to appear in the urine |
retention | the inability to empty the bladder. The urine is being produced normally but is not being voided |
specific gravity | the weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of a substance known as the standard. In urinalysis, the specific greavity refers to the measurement of the amount of dissolved substances present in the urine compared with the same am |
supernatant | the clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate settles |
suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall in to the bladder to remove urine |
urgency | the immediate need to urinate |
urinalysis | the physical, chemical, and microscopic analyses of urine |
urinary incontinence | the inability to retain urine |
void | to empty the bladder |
dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |
hesitancy | difficulty in starting (initiating) the flow of urine |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
renal calculi | kidney stones |
structure | narrowing of passageway interfering with movement of substances through it |
uremia | products normally in urine and excreted retained blood;toxic |
urochrome | yellow pigment given off from breakdown of HBG |
occult | invisible/hidden |
sediment | substances settling at bottom of liquid |
crenated | notched or scalloped as in the "crenated" condition of blood cells |