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34 Cards in this Set
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Anuria
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No flow of urine.
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Bence Jones protein
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Protein found in the urine of patients with multiple myeloma.
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Bilirubin
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Waste product from the breakdown of hemoglobin.
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Casts
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Elements excreted in the urine in the shape of the renal tubules and ducts.
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Diuresis
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Increase in the volume of urine output.
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Dysuria
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Painful urination
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Electrolyte
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Element or compound that forms positively or negatively charged ions when dissolved and can conduct electricity.
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Glomerular (Bowman's) capsule
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Cup-shaped structrue surrounding the glomerulus that collects the glomerular filtrate.
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Glycosuria
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Sugars (especially glucose) in the urine.
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Hematuria
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Intact red blood cells in the urine.
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Hemolysis
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Red cells breaking open and releasing hemoglobin.
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Iatrogenic
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Caused by treatment or diagnostic procedures.
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Ketonuria
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Ketones in the urine.
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Lipiduria
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Lipids in the urine.
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Lyse
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To break open.
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Micturition
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Expelling of urine, also referred to as voiding and urination.
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Nephron
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Functional unit of the kidney.
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Nocturia
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Excessive urination at night.
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Oliguria
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Decreased urine volume.
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pH
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Scale that measures the level of acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
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Polyuria
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Passing abnormally large amounts of urine.
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Porphyrin
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Intermediate substance in the formation of heme. (Part of hemoglobin)
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Proteinuria
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Protiens in the urine.
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Pyuria
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White blood cells in the urine.
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Reducing substance
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Substance that easily loses electrons.
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Renal corpuscle
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Part of the nephron that contains the glomerulus and glomerular capsule.
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Renal threshold level
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Blood reabsorption limit of a substance and the point at which the substance is then excreted in the urine.
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Renal tubules
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Parts of the nephron composed of proximal convoluted tubules, the nephron loop, and distal convoluted tubules.
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Retroperitoneal
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Located behind the peritoneal cavity.
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Specific gravity
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In urinalysis, the weight of urine compared with the weight of an equal volume of water; measures the amount of dissolved substances in urine.
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Ureters
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Slender, muscular tubes 10-12 inches long that carry the urine formed in the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Urethra
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Tube that carries urine to the outside of the body.
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Urethral meatus
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Urethral opening through which urine is expelled.
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Urinary bladder
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Hollow muscular organ that holds urine until it is expelled.
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