Unit 4 Lab 8 Table

Question 1

given the constituent albumin what is the condition and the significance

Answer 1

condition-albuminuria
significance-usually indicative of pathology of the filtration barrier since albumin is a large protein not normally filtered at renal corpuscle

Question 2

given the constituent glucose what is the condition and significance

Answer 2

condition-glucosuria
significance- usually indicative of diabetes mellitus. glucose is normally reabsorbed by renal tubules cells. if glucose is excessively high in blood,, it will be excreted in urine

Question 3

given the constituent red blood cells what is the condition and the significance

Answer 3

condition-hematuria

significance- indicative of damage to the filtration barrier or trauma to the urinary tract

Question 4

given the constituent white blood cells what is the condition and the signficnace

Answer 4

condition-pyuria

significane- indicates infection of kidney or urinary organs

Question 5

given the constituent ketone bodies what is the condition and signficance

Answer 5

condition-ketonuria

significance- present in urine in conditions of starvation, diabetes mellitus, and low carb diets

Question 6

given the constituent urobilinogen what is the condition and significance

Answer 6

condition-urobilirubinuria
significance- an end product of hemoglobin metabolism excessive levels may indicate a pathological lysing of red blood cells or a liver disorder

Question 7

given the constituent bilirubin what is the condition and the signfinicancr

Answer 7

condition-bilirubinuria
significance- bilirubin is formed in the catabolism, of hemoglobin. high levels of bilirubin in the urine may indicate an excessive destruction of the urinary tract

Question 8

given the constituent microbes what is the condition and the signficance

Answer 8

condition- bacterial infection
signficiance- the presence of various bacteria in the urine is indicative of infection and inflammation of the urinary tract

Question 9

what is normally in the urin

Answer 9

urea, creatine, uric acid, ammonia ,inorganic ions