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Bonewit #16
Urinalysis Carrie
| 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 thtough the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
| diuresis | secretion and passage of large amounts of urine |
| dysuria | difficult or pain urination |
| frequency | the condition of having to urine to often |
| glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine |
| hematuria | blood present in the urine |
| agglutination | the aggregation or uniting of separate particles into clumps or masses |
| ketonuria | the presence of ketone bodies 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 protein 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 refractive index of urine, which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of 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 |
| specific gravity | in urinalysis, 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 |
| urinalysis | the physicial, chemical & microscopic analysis of urine |
| void | to empty the bladder |
| nocturia | excessive urination at night |
| nocturnal enuresis | in ability to control urination during sleep (bed wetting) |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| retention | inability to empty the bladder |
| urgency | sudden urge to void |
| urinary continence | inability to hold urine |
| dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |
| hesitancy | difficulty in starting the flow of urine |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| renal calculi | kidney stone |
| stricture | narrowing of passageway interfering movement of substance through it |
| uremia | products normally in urine and excreted out becomes toxic |
| urochrome | yellow pigment given off from breakdown of hemoglobin |
| occult | hidden |
| sediments | substances setting at the bottom of a liquid |
| crenated | notched or scalloped in appearance |
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carrienewman
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