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Bonewit # 16
Urinalysis-emily
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anuria | failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
| bilirubinuria | the presence of bilirubin in the urine |
| bladder catherterization | the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
| diuresis | secretion and passage or 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 |
| micturition | the act of voiding urine |
| nephron | the functional unit of the kidney |
| nocturia | excessive urination at 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 or alkalinity of a solution |
| ployuria | 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 |
| RETENSION | the inability to empty the bladder |
| 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 |
| suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdonminal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
| urgency | the immediate need to urine |
| urinalysis | the physical, chemical and microscopic analyse of urine |
| urinary incontinence | the inability to retain urine |
| void | to empty the bladder. |
| Hesitancy | Difficulty of starting the flow of urine |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
| Renal calculi | Kidney stones |
| Sticture | narrowing of passage way interfering with movements |
| uremia | products normally in urine & excreted retained in blood they become toxic |
| urochrome | yellow pigment giving off from breakdown of HGB |
| occult | invisible of hidden |
| Sediment | substance setteling at the bottom of a liquid |
| crenated | notched of scalloped |
| dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |
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