Urinalysis Flashcards
How the waste products are being removed in the body
By filtering and processing blood plasma
The final product of the excretory system is called
Urine
What is the principle organ that is responsible to remove, filter the waste products from the body
Kidneys
What is specimen
An example of the substance being experimented on in this case urine which helps to determine the medical data
What is specific gravity
It’s the measurement of the total amount of dissolved substances in the urine
What is pH?
Determines the acidity or how basic the urine is for clinical data in assessing renal and metabolic status
Urine is
5-9 basic/alkaline or acidic
Mention the different substances chemicals that can be determined when performing a DIPSTICK or LABSTIX
Protein, blood, pH, glucose, ketones, bilirubin
What would happen to the reagents if the chemical is present?
Change color
What is the name of the structures in the kidney that filters the substances
Nephron.
What is the name of the process when the kidney reabsorption substances?
Tubular reabsorption
When blood sugar is higher than normal
Diabetes
When glucose appears in urine?
Glycosuria
What is the name of the pathology being caused by high glucose level?
Diabetes mellitus
When blood appears in the urine? And indicates what?
Hematuria. Tissue damage