[LEC] LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO URINALYSIS Flashcards
1
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- 5th century BC wrote a book on “uroscopy”
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Hippocrates
2
Q
- uroscopy has been a part of the physician’s training
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Middle ages
3
Q
- color charts had been developed that described the significance of 20 different colors.
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1140 AD
4
Q
- discovery of albuminuria by boiling urine
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Fredrik Dekkers (1694)
5
Q
- published a book about the credibility of urinalysis that inspired the passing of the first medical licensure laws in England.
A
Thomas Bryant (1627)
6
Q
- Addis count was developed
- quantitation of microscopic sediments
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Thomas Addis (17th Century)
7
Q
Richard Bright (1827)
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introduced the concept of urinalysis as a part of routine patient examination.
8
Q
Aqueous solution of various organic and inorganic substances
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Urine
9
Q
Substance may be either waste products resulting from body metabolism or products derived directly from the food eaten resulting from metabolism.
A
Urine
10
Q
(?) water and (?) solids
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95%
5%
11
Q
- It is readily available and (?).
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easily collected
12
Q
- Contains information about the body’s major (?) functions
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metabolic
13
Q
- (?) laboratory testing can be performed.
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Inexpensive
14
Q
- It is most useful in ascertaining (?) of disease or disturbing function of the kidneys
A
evidence
15
Q
- Pathological lesion of the (?)
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ureters, bladder or urethra
