Question | Answer |
Anuria | Failure of the kidneys to produce urine. |
Bilirubinuria | The presence of bilirubin in the urine. |
Bladder Catheterization | The passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine. |
Diuresis | Secretion and passage of 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. |
Micturtion | The act of voiding urine. |
Nephron | The functional unit of the kidney. |
Nocturia | Excessive urination during the 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 of alkalinity of a solution. |
Polyuria | 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. |
Retention | The inability to empty the bladder. The urine is being produced normally but is not being voided. |
Specific Gravity | The weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of s substance known as the standard. It refers to the measurement of the amount of dissolved substances present in the urine compared with the same amount of distilled water. |
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. |
Urgency | The immediate need to urinate. |
Urinalysis | The physical, chemical, and microscopic analyses of urine. |
Urinary incontinence | The inability to retain urine. |
Void | To empty the bladder. |
Hesitancy | Difficulty in starting to urinate. |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
Renal Calculi | Kidney Stones |
Stricture | Narrowing of passageway interfering with movement of substances through it |
Uremia | Products normally in urine and excreted if retained in blood becomes toxic |
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Urochrome | Yellow pigment given off from the break down of hemoglobin |
Occult | Invisible or hidden |
Sediment | Substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid |
Supernatant | Liguid that remains at the top after a percipitate settles |
Crenated | Scalloped as in the condition of blood cells |