KLUBSY: INTRODUCTION TO URINALYSIS Flashcards
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References of the study or urine can be found where?
in the drawings of cavemen and in Egyptian hieroglyphics, such as Edwin Smith surgical papyrus
Who wrote the book “uroscopy”
Hippocrates
Who discovered albuminuria by boiling urine?
Frederik Dekker
Who published a book about “Pisse prophets”?
Thomas Bryant
Addis count
Thomas Addis
Who introduced the concept of urinalysis as part of a doctor’s routine patient examination
Richard Bright
This is the pigment that causes yellow color of urine
Urochrome
Who discovered urochrome?
Thudicum
Reasons for performing urinalysis?
1 Diagnosis of disease
2 Screening asymptomatic populations for undetected disorder
3 monitoring the progress of disease
4 monitoring the effectiveness of therapy
Urine consists of what?
-urea
-other organic and inorganic chemicals dissolved in water
Urine is normally what percent of water?
95% water and 5% solutes
Primary organic component in the urine
Urea
*URganic
This is the product of protein and amino acid metabolism
Urea
Product of creatine metabolism by muscles
Creatinine
product of nucleic acid breakdown in food and cells
uric acid
primary INorganic component in the urine
chloride
this is found in combination with sodium and many other inorganic substances
chloride
Primarily from salt, varies by intake
sodium
combined with chloride and other salts
potsassium
combines with sodium to buffer the blood
phosphate
regulates blood and tissue acidity
ammonium
combines with chloride, sulfate, and phosphate
calcium
a normal urine constituent
nitrate
This is the major organic component of urine
UREA
*URganic