Question | Answer |
anuria | failure of kidneys to produce urine |
bilirubinuria | Presence of bilirubin in the urine |
bladder catheterization | the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine. |
ketonuria | the presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
ketosis | an accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissue and body fluids |
pH | the unit that describes the acidity or alkalinity of a solution |
proteinuria | presents of protein in the urine |
specific gravity | the weight of a substance compared to the weight of an equal volume of substance known as the standard. |
suprapublic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
urinalysis | the physical, chemical, and microscopic analyzes of urine |
renal threshold | when substance in blood not in kidneys is urine |
diuresus | secretion & passage of large amounts of urine |
dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
frequency | having to urinate often |
hematuria | blood in urine |
nocturia | excessive voluntary urination at night |
nocturnal enuresis or enuresis | inability to control urination at the night during sleep, bed wetting |
oliguria | decrease of the output of urine |
polyuria | increase in the output of urine |
pyuria | puss in urine |
retention | inability to empty bladder, produced but not voided |
urgency | sudden need to urinate |
urinary incontinence | inability to hold urine |
micturition | normal act of voiding |
dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |
hesitancy | difficulty beginning to urinate |
void | act of urination |
uti | urinary tract infection |
cystitis | inflammation of bladder |
renal calculi | kidney stones |
stricture | narrowing passage way interfering with movement of the substances threw it |
uremia | products or substance normal in the urine |
gylcosuria | sugar in urine |
urocrome | yellow pigment given off from the breakdown of HGB |
nephron | function unit of the kidney, filters waste and dilutes water from urine |
occult | invisible or hidden |
sediment | substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid |
supernatant | clear liquid that remains at top |
crent | notched or scalped |