lab 3 terminology

Question 0

Urea

Answer 0

Nitrogenous waste of protein metabolism formed in liver and excreted in urine

Question 1

Azoturia

Answer 1

Excess urea in the urine.

Question 2

Myoglobinurea

Answer 2

Presence of muscle protein in urine that indicates severe muscle damage

Question 3

Crystalluria

Answer 3

Crystals excreted in the urine that cause kidney irritation

Question 4

Examples of crystalluria

Answer 4

FUS & FLUTD

Question 5

True hemoglobinura

Answer 5

Hemoglobin from RBC’S that hemolyzed within the vascular system; deadly

Question 6

Example of true hemoglobinura

Answer 6

DIC- dissimulated intra vascular coagulation

Question 7

False hemoglobinura

Answer 7

More common; hemoglobin from RBC’S that hemolyzed within the urinary bladder

Question 8

What causes false hemoglobinura

Answer 8

Bacteria

Question 9

Glucosuria, glycosuria, dextrosuria

Answer 9

Glucose in the urine

Question 10

What causes Glucosuria, glycosuria, dextrosuria

Answer 10

Renal tubules may not be absorbing glucose completely

Question 11

Isosthenuria

Answer 11

Maintenance of constant concentration of urine, regardless of changes of osmotic pressure in blood

Question 12

What causes Isosthenuria

Answer 12

USG approaches that of the glomular filtrate; chronic renal disease

Question 13

Ketonemia

Answer 13

Excessive ketones in the blood

Question 14

When is Ketonemia seen

Answer 14

With high fat diets, starvation, long term anorexia, and impaired liver function

Question 15

Ketonuria

Answer 15

Excessive ketones in the urine

Question 16

When is Ketonuria seen

Answer 16

With diabetes mellitus; result of fat being broken down to meet animals energy needs

Question 17

Pyuria

Answer 17

Pus & bacteria in urine; common in cats

Question 18

Ketones

Answer 18

Source of energy produced during fat metabolism

Question 19

Ketoacidosis (ketosis)

Answer 19

Energy for production exceeds the nutritional intake; occurs early in lactation with cows

Question 20

Urolithiasis

Answer 20

Stones or calculi formation in kidneys, bladder, or urethra

Question 21

Calculi

Answer 21

Mineral salts that combine to form stones or urolith

Question 22

Urolith

Answer 22

Calculi in urinary tract

Question 23

Micturition

Answer 23

Act of urinating

Question 24

Cystitis

Answer 24

Inflammation of bladder due to infected kidney or urethra

Question 25

Nephritis

Answer 25

Inflammation of kidney; may involve glomerulus, tubule, or interstitial renal tissue

Question 26

FUS

Answer 26

Feline urologic system. Ex- FLUTD or idiopathic steryl cystitis

Question 27

FUS C.S.

Answer 27

Hematuria, disuria, partial or complete obstruction of urinary tract by uroliths

Question 28

Renal glomerulus

Answer 28

Mass of capillaries that bring blood to the nephron

Question 29

Anuria

Answer 29

Without urine; sign of kidney failure

Question 30

Polyuria

Answer 30

Formation and excretion of large volumes of urine

Question 31

Oliguria

Answer 31

Scanty amounts of urine output; renal insufficiency