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Bonewit chapter 16
Urinalysis
Question | Answer |
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Agglutination | the aggregation of uniting of separate particles into clumps or masses. |
Bilirubinuria | the presence of bilirubinuria in the urine. |
Bladder catheterization | the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine. |
Glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine. |
Ketonuria | the prosence 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. |
Nephorn | the functional unit of the kidney. |
Oliguria | decreased or scanty output of urine. |
pH | the unit that descibes the acidity or alklinity of a soulution. |
Polyuria | increased output of urine. |
Proteinuria | the presence of protein in the urine. |
Refractive index | the ratio of the velocity of light in air to the velocity of light in a solution. |
Refractometer | (clinical)an instrument used to measure the refractive index of urine,which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of urine. |
Rental threshold | the concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidneys begins to appear in the urine |
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 settles |
Suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
Urinalysis | the physical,chemical,and microscopic analysis of urine |
Void | to empty the bladder |