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Bonewit chapter 16
Urinalysis- Bri
Question | Answer |
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Anuria | Failure of the kidney to produce urine |
Bilirubinuria | The presence of bilirubin in the urine |
Bladder catheterization | 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 ketrone bodies in the urine |
Ketosis | An accumulstion of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids. |
Nephron | The functional unit of the kidney |
Nocturia | excessive 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 the 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 conncentration 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 |
Specfic gravity | The weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of substance known as the standard. In urinalysis, the specific gravity refers to the measurement of the amount of dissolved substance present on the urine compared with the same amount |
Supernatant | The clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate settles. |
Suprapublic aspiration | The passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine. |
Urgency | The immediate need to urine. |
Urinalysis | The physical, chemical, and microscope analyses of urine. |
Urunary incontinence | The inability to return urine. |
Void | To empty the bladder. |
Micturition | normal act of voiding urinatiing. |
Dribbling | Involuntary loss of drops of urine. |
Hesitancy | Difficulty in starting the flow of urine. |
UTI | Urinary tract infection |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder. |
Renal Calculi | Kidney stones |
Stricture | Narrowing of passageway interferring with movement of substances. |
Uremia | Products normally in urine and retained blood becomes toxic. |
Urochrome | Yellow pigment given break down from hemoglobin. |
Occult | invisible or hidden |
Sediment | Substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid |
Crenated | notched or scalloped in apperence. |