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Lbt 280 ppt day one
Urinary system
Question | Answer |
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polyuria | The unusual passing of large amounts of urine. As much as 2.5 liters a day for an adult |
What drugs can lead to polyuria? | Mood stabilizers such as lithium and the antibiotic Declomycina(demeclocycline) |
oliguria | Less urine than normal. In an adult less than 400 ml per day |
hematuria | The presence of blood, specifically red blood cells in the urine. Hematuria occurs in 10% of the general population |
anuria | The absence of urine. The passage of less than 50 mg per day |
cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
urinary system | relating to, involving, or affecting urine or the organs that form and discharge urine |
excretory system | system that isolates and discharges waste matter generated through metabolism example: through urinating |