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Bonewit Chapt 16
Urinalysis (Cheyenne Rice)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anuria | failure to the kidneys to produce urine |
| bilirubinria | the presence of bilrubin 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 | condition of having the urinate ofter |
| glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine |
| hematuria | blood presence in the urine |
| ketonuria | presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
| ketosis | accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids |
| micturition | act of voiding urine |
| nephron | functional units 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 | unit that describes the alkalinity of a solution |
| polyuria | increased output of urine |
| proteinuria | presence of protein in the urine |
| pyuria | presence in the urine |
| renal threshold | concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidney begins to appear in the urine |
| retention | inability to empty the bladder. urine is beginning produced normally but is not being voided |
| supernatant | clear liquid that remains through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
| urgency | immediate need to urinate |
| urinalysis | physical, chemical, microscopic analyses of urine |
| urinary incontinence | inability to retain |
| void | to empty bladder |