Urinalysis

refers to the clarity of the urine

without urine; completes stoppage of urinary flow

product in the breakdown of hemoglobin; main pigment in bile

a sample with a known value used to determine the accuracy of a method

selective reabsorption process that serves to maintain the osmotic gradient

farthest from a point

passage of abnormally large amount of urine

painful urination

swelling

relating to blood

forcing fluids and disssolved substances through a membrane by pressure

splitting of glucose into smaller fragments

glucose in the urine

an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid and H2O2

the tendency in biologic systems to maintain relatively constant condidtions in the internal environment e.g. injuries

a condition where urine has a specific gravity greater than the 1.010 SG of plasma filtrate

less than 1.010 SG

a weighted glass rod that measures density of a solutin by depth at which glass rods floats in the liquid

hemoglobin in urine

blood in urine; intact rbc

a condition where urine has a specific gravity equal to the 1.010 SG gravity of the plasma filtrate

degradation products of fatty acids

ketones in the urine

an enzyme found in leukocytes

a colorless chromogen that will darken if exposed to light

a plastic strip with varying numbers of test pads which are impregnated with different reagents to assay (test) a specific analyte

a heme protein found in a striated muscle, which after crushing injury is released into circulation and can be easily filtered by the glomerulus

inflammation of the kidney

excessive urination during the night

decrease of urinary output less than 500mL with 2hrs

a condition where protein will be present in the urine only after patient has been standing

a difference in salt concentration

a progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system in which contents are forced through a system

a second enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with a potassium iodide chromogen to oxidize the chromogen to colors ranging from green to brown

the measurement of hydrogen ion concentration

a genetic condition that is characterized by the accumalation of plasma phenylalanine

excessive thrist

increase in urine flow

protein in urine

nearest to point or close

pus in urine

the process of bringing fluids and dissolved substances through a membrane back into the body

an instrument used for indirectly determing specific gravity by refractive index

kidney

kidney stones

the process of bringing fluids and dissolved substances through a membrane into the filtrate in the kidneys

the ration of weight in a volumes of fluid compared to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at a constant temperature

muco-protein secreted by the renal tubules (urine cast)

a substance whch is almost completely reabsorbed by the renal tubules when their concentration in plasma is within normal limits

a cloudiness; a disturbance of solids (sediment) in a solution

one of the several reduction products seen during the breakdown of bilirubin

a metabolic waste product produced in the liver from the breakdown of protein and amino acids