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Bonewit text book #16
Question | Answer |
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Agglutination | The aggregation or uniting of separate particles into clumps or masses |
Billirubinuria | The presence of bilirubin in the urine. |
Bladder Catherization | The passing of a sterile catheter through the urethtra & into the bladder to remove urine. |
Glycosuria | The presence of glucose in the urine. |
Ketonuria | The presence of ketone in the urine. |
Ketosis | An accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues & body fluids. |
Micturition | The act of voiding urine |
Nephron | The functional unit of the kidney. |
Oliguria | Decrease 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 protien in the urine. |
Refractive index | The ratio of the velocity of light in air to the velocity of light in a solution. |
Refractometer | An instrument used to measure the refrative index of urine, which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of urine. |
Renal Threshold | The concentration at which a substance in he 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 physicial, chemical & microscopic analysis of urine. |
Void | To empty the bladder. |