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What are the 9 tests done for the chemical examination of the urinalysis?
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1. specific gravity
2. normal urine pH 3. glucose 4. Bilirubin 4. Ketones 6. plasma proteins 7. nitrates 8. blood in urine 9. WBC |
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Which test is an indicator of how well the kidneys are able to adjust to the tonicity of urine?
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specific gravity, a high value (concentrated urine) may be a result of dehydration or diabetes mellitus
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In patients with kidney or stone diseases, what test will show an effect on the type of stones fromed?
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urine pH
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What is suspected if glucose is present in the urine?
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diabetes mellitus
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what test could indicate liver disease?
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bilirubin
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What is bilirubin? What does it break down in to? Which one should you NOT have showing up in your urine?
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a by-product of hemoglobin degredation, urobilinogen, bilirubin
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If you found the by-product of fat metablism in your urine, what could it indicate?
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ketones: indicates diabetes mellitus or use of a low-carb diet, such as atkins diet
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If you have proteinuria, what is it usually a sign of?
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plasma proteins in urine sign of kidney damage.
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If you find nitrates in the urine, what is this usally a sign of?
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urinary tract infection
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Can you drink urine if there is no other source of water avalable? What is the practice of drinking urine called?
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no, it contains any number of other substances besides water, like salts and meabolites of various drugs, if these substances are highly concentrated (like they would be if you were dehydrated), then
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Name the pathway that urea comes from?
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combines with CO2 as amino acids are converted to glucose molecules from glycerol (from fats) in the liver.
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What would eating fish, sardines, and trout do for our body?
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Omega-3 fatty acids, help to protect against heart disease and to preserve brain function.
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Iodine deficiency is associated with what?
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dray and puffy skin, loss of hair, lethargy, slow heart beat, mental retardation (cretinism)
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Where is at the lower portion of the larynx?
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cricothyroid ligament.
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what is associated with inflammed layers of the lungs and painful breathing?
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pleurisy
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