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Bonewit # 16
Urinalysis-emily
Question | Answer |
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Anuria | failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
bilirubinuria | the presence of bilirubin in the urine |
bladder catherterization | the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
diuresis | secretion and passage or 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 the kidney |
nocturia | excessive urination at night. |
nocturnal enuresis | inability of an individual to control urination at night during sleep |
oliguria | decreased or scanty output of urine |
PH | the unit that describes the acidity or alkalinity of a solution |
ployuria | 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 |
RETENSION | the inability to empty the bladder |
specific gravity | the weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of a substance known as the standard. |
supernatant | the clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate |
suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdonminal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
urgency | the immediate need to urine |
urinalysis | the physical, chemical and microscopic analyse of urine |
urinary incontinence | the inability to retain urine |
void | to empty the bladder. |
Hesitancy | Difficulty of starting the flow of urine |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
Renal calculi | Kidney stones |
Sticture | narrowing of passage way interfering with movements |
uremia | products normally in urine & excreted retained in blood they become toxic |
urochrome | yellow pigment giving off from breakdown of HGB |
occult | invisible of hidden |
Sediment | substance setteling at the bottom of a liquid |
crenated | notched of scalloped |
dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |