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Urinalysis Flashcards

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What are kidneys

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Kidney’s are where urine is formed

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What is urethra

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A tube that makes urine leave your bladder

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What is the anatomy of kidneys

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Renal Medulla, Renal Cortex, Renal Pelvis

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What is Renal Medulla

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Beneath cortex and contains renal pyramids

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What is Renal Cortex

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Outmost layer of tissues of kidney

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What is Renal Pelvis

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Funnel shaped expansion to transfer pee

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What is nephron

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Located in medulia

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What is Glomerulus

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Filters glucose, and salt into Bowmans’s capsule. Larger molecules don’t get filtered

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What is Bowman’s Capsule

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Surround the Glomerulus. Filter’s the glomerular filtrate into renal tubule

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What is Renal Tubule

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Proximal Convoluted Tubule

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What are Casts

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Kidneys form secrete microprotien which creates casts when built-up.
Hyaline Casts - Because of stress, exercie or renal disease
Granual - Stress, toxic tubular damage
Cellular - acute glormerulonephritis
Waxy - Chronic Kidney Disease

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What is the urine composition

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95% of water and 5% of other dissolved substances

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What are some diagnosises with Urine Chemistry

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Glucose, Biliruben, Ketones, Hematuria, pH, Protien, Urobilinogen, Nitrite, Specific Gravity

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What is glucose

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Indicates diabetes

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What is biliruben

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Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Bile Duct obstruction

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What is ketones

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Fasting, dieting or diabetes

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What is hematuria

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Hemoglobin in urine, bleeding kidneys

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What is pH

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Diet, medications, kidney disease

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What is protien

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Renal Disease, protien in urine

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What is urobilinogen

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Biliruban degration because of intestinal infection

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What is nitrite

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UTI, gram negative bacteria

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What is specific gravity

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Correlates to kidney’s ability to concertrate urine

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