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Introduction to Urinalysis Flashcards

1
Q

The kidneys continuously form urine as an _____ of ______.

A

Ultrafiltrate of plasma

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2
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Reabsorption of water and filtered substances essential to body function converts approximately ________ of filtered plasma to the average daily urine input of _______

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170,000 mL
1200 mL

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3
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Urine is normally ____ and _____

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95% water and 5% solutes

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4
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A metabolic waste product produced in the liver from the breakdown of protein and amino acids, accounts for nearly half of the total dissolved solids in urine.

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Urea

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5
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The major inorganic substances dissolved in urine is

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chloride, followed by sodium and potassium

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6
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The organic substances in urine include primarily of

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creatinine and uric acid

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7
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It depends on the amount of water that the kidneys excrete

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Urine volume

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8
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Primary components in normal urine

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urea
creatinine
uric acid
chloride
sodium
potassium
phosphate
ammonium
calcium

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9
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Primary components in normal urine:

Primary organic component. Product of protein and amino acid metabolism

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Urea

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10
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Primary components in normal urine:

Product of creatinine metabolism by muscles

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Creatinine

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11
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Primary components in normal urine:

Product of nucleic acid breakdown in food and cells

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Uric acid

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12
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Primary components in normal urine:

Primary inorganic component. Found in combination with sodium (table salt) and many other inorganic substances

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Chloride

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13
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Primary components in normal urine:

Primarily from salt, varies by intake

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Sodium

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14
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Primary components in normal urine:

Combined with chloride and other salts

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Potassium

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15
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Primary components in normal urine:

Combines with sodium to buffer the blood

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Phosphate

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16
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Primary components in normal urine:

Regulates blood and tissue fluid acidity

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Ammonium

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17
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Primary components in normal urine:

Combines with chloride, sulfate, and phosphate

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Calcium

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18
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Situated primarily in the renal cortex

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Cortical nephron

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19
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Primarily responsible for the removal of waste products

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Cortical nephron

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20
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Its primary function is urine concentration

A

Juxtamedullary nephron

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21
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A non-selective filter of plasma substances

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Glomerulus

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22
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Is the blood volume delivered to the kidneys/unit time

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Renal blood flow

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23
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the primary step in making urine

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Glomerular filtration

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24
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It is the renal process that involves with the filtration of ecxess fluid & waste products out of the blood into the collecting tubules, that facilitates their allow elimination

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Glomerular filtration

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25
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Is the best test to measure the level of renal function & determine the stages of renal diseases

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Glomerular filtration rate

26
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Is the process by which water & solutes are removed from the tubular fluid and transported into the blood

A

Tubular reabsorption

27
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Is a passive process whereby drugs are reabsorbed into the systemic circulation from the lumen of the distal tubules

A

Tubular reabsorption

28
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It is the transfer of materials from peritubular capilllaries to the renal tubular lumen

A

Tubular secreyion

29
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Is caused mainly by passive diffusion & active transport

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Tubular secretion

30
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It originates from the aorta and provides blood supply to the kidneys

A

Renal artery

31
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total renal blood flow

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1200 mL/min, or 600 mL/min (ave body size 1.73 m2)

32
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total renal plasma flow

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600 to 700 mL/min

33
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Short version of renal blood flow:

A

Renal artery –> afferent arteriole –> efferent arteriole –> proximal convoluted tubule capillaries –> vasa recta/loop of henle –> distal convolutes tubule capillaries –> renal vein

34
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its function is primary reabsorption

A

Proximal convolute tubule

35
Q

Site where finaal urine concentration takes places

A

Distal convoluted tubule

36
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Site where major exchanges of water and salts

A

Vasa recta

37
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approximately _______ or ________ of the renal plasma is filtered through the glomeruli forming the ultrafiltrate

A

1/5 or 120 mL/min

38
Q

Has a similar composition with blood plasma yet it is normally free of protein except for about 10 mg/dL of low molecular-weight protein

A

Ultrafiltrate

39
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Composition of the filtered products:

A

water, glucose, electrolytes, amino acids, urea, uric acid, creatinine, ammonia

40
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refers to the movement of water & small solutes, (coming from the blood) flowing through the glomerulus, across the porous filtration membrane

A

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION

41
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is proportional to the body size varies with sex & age

A

glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

42
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is used to monitor the progression of kidney diseases

A

glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

43
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is an important indicator of renal function

A

glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

44
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The 3 cellular layers that the plasma filtrate must pass through:

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  1. the capillary wall membrane
  2. the basement membrane (basal lamina)
  3. the visceral epithelium of Bowman’s capsule
45
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Filtration is enhanced by the presence of _________ resulting from the smaller size of the efferent arteriole & the glomerular capillaries.

A

hydrostatic pressure

46
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↑ing or ↓ing the afferent arteriole size leads to the development of a _______________ that can keep the glomerular BP at a relatively constant rate regardless of systemic BP fluctuations

A

juxtaglomerular apparatus autoregulatory mechanism

47
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prevent a marked ↓in blood flowing through the kidney, hence preventing an ↑ in the blood level of toxic waste products

A

afferent arterioles dilation & efferent arterioles constriction during BP drops

48
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prevents over-filtration or glomerular damage

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afferent arteriole constriction during BP elevations

49
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Where does Glomerular filtration takes place?

A

Renal corpuscle

50
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tubular reabsorption & tubular secretion happen all along the

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renal tubule & collecting duct.

51
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controls blood flow regulation to & within the glomerulus

A

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)

52
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Is involved in regulating urine concentration & volume

A

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)

53
Q

is sensitive to BP changes & plasma sodium content

A

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)

54
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it controls aldosterone secretion

A

Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)

55
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is an enzyme (aka an angiotensinogenase) synthesized by the juxtaglomerular cells in the kidneys

A

Renin

56
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is responsible in converting angiotensinogen, (a plasma protein produced by the liver), into angiotensin I

A

Renin

57
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present in the lungs converts the passing angiotensin I into its active form angiotensin II

A

angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)

58
Q

the sodium-retaining hormone

A

Aldosterone

59
Q

produced in the outer section (cortex) of the adrenal glands

A

Aldosterone

60
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is a major mineralocorticoid that aids in the regulation of homeostasis of 2 mineral ions, namely sodium ions (Na+) and potassium ions (K+)

A

Aldosterone

61
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it promotes H+ excretion in the urine; this acid removal from the body can help prevent acidosis (blood pH below 7.35)

A

Aldosterone

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