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bonewit Chapther 16
Urinalysis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ethe aggregation or uniting of separate particles into clumps masses | agglutination |
| the presence of bilirubin in the urine | bilirubinuria |
| the passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine | bladder caterterization |
| the presence of glucose in the urine | glycosuria |
| the presence of ketone bodies in the urine | ketonuria |
| an accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids | ketosis |
| the act of voiding urine | micturition |
| the functioncal unit the kidney | nephron |
| decreased or scanty output of urine | oliguria |
| the unit that descrbes the acidity or alkalinity or a solution | pH |
| increased output of urine | polyuria |
| the presence of protein in the urine | proteinuria |
| the ratio of hte velocity of light in the air of the velocity of light in a solution | refractive index |
| an instrument used to measure the refactive index of urine, which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of urine | refractometer |
| the conecentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidneys begins to appear in the urine | renal threshold |
| the weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of a substance know as the standard. | specific gravity |
| the clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate settles | supernatant |
| the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine | suprapubic aspiration |
| the physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of urine | urinalysis |
| to empty the bladder | void |