Introduction Flashcards
References to the study of urine can be found in the_________and in__________
/drawings of cavemen
/Egyptian hieroglyphics
5th century BC wrote a book on “uroscopy.”
Hippocrates
Era were color charts had been developed that described the significance of 20 different colors and testing of glucose through ant testing and taste testing
1140D
1694: discovery of albuminuria
Frederik Dekker’s
Book inspired the passing of medical licensure laws in England
Book of Pisse Prophet
1627: Book of Pisse Prophet by
Thomas Bryant
Invention of microscope
17th century
Urine sediment
Thomas Addis
Concept of Urinalysis
1827: Richard Bright
On what year routine examination of urinalysis began to disappear
1930s due to development of modern testing techniques
Organ with a noninvasive means by which to directly evaluate its status
KIDNEY
Urine is an ___________ of plasma
ULTRAFILTRATE
Reasons for performing urinalysis:
- aiding in the diagnosis of disease
- screening asymptomatic populations for undetected disorders
- monitoring the progress of disease
- effectiveness of therapy
Kidney converts approximately___________of filtered plasma to the average daily urine output of_______
170,000 mL
1200 mL
Urinary system composed of 4 main components:
KIDNEY
URETERS
URINARY BLADDER
URETHRA
where urine is formed by FILTRATION of blood
KIDNEY
carry the urine to the bladder
URETERS
stores the urine produced
BLADDER
delivers the urine for EXCRETION
URETHRA
Responsible for removal of waste products
& reabsorption
Cortical nephron
function for concentration of urine
Juxtamedullary nephron
functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
Nephron
1 to 1.5 million each kidney
Cortical nephron
85%
Juxtamedullary nephron
15%
Outer layer of kidney located below the RENAL CAPSULE
Cortex
Innermost part of kidney that is split up into number of sections called
Medulla
Renal pyramids
Funnel like dilated part of ureter in the kidney
Renal pelvis