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LOM Ch.7 Urinary System Set 5
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/13/2010

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Term
a
Definition

amber colored urine is:

a) normal

b) abnormal

c) indicates bilirubin

d) b and c

Term
a
Definition

Straw-colored urine is:

a) normal

b) abnormal

Term
large quantity of water in urine
Definition
What does pale, colorless urine indicate?
Term
blood in urine
Definition
What does smoky-red or brown urine indicate?
Term
True
Definition
T or F: Certain foods such as beets or drugs can cause red coloration in urine
Term
a
Definition

Clear urine is:

a) normal

b) abnormal

Term
urinary tract infection
Definition
What does cloudy or turbid urine indicate?
Term
pH
Definition
determines the chemical nature of urine, whether it is acidic or alkaline
Term
6.5
Definition
What is the pH of normal urine?
Term
b
Definition

pH of cloudy urine would be:

a) acidic

b) alkaline

Term
ammonia, alkaline
Definition
Bacteria causing a UTI break down urea and release _________, which is an _________ substance.
Term

False

 

Small amounts of protein are found in normal urine, but not enough to produce a positive result on a test

Definition
T or F: Protein is never found in normal urine
Term
albumin
Definition
When a test is positive for protein in urine, which protein is usually responsible?
Term
albumin
Definition
What is a major protein in blood plasma?
Term
albuminuria
Definition
condition of albumin in the urine
Term
A leak in the glomerular membrane
Definition
What does albumin in the urine indicate?
Term
microalbuminuria
Definition
condition that senstive screening for this condition, which is earliest renal sign of type 2 diabetes
Term
False
Definition
T or F: Sugar is usually found in urine
Term
diabetes mellitus
Definition
What does sugar in urine indicate?
Term
specific gravity
Definition
a urinalysis test that determines the amount of wastes, minerals, and solids in urine--compares density of urine with that of water
Term
True
Definition
T or F: A patient with diabetes mellitus will have higher-than-normal specific gravity in urine
Term
ketone
Definition
formed when fatty acids are broken down in the liver
Term
acetone
Definition
a type of ketone
Term
ketones
Definition
What accumulates in blood when the body breaks down fat instead of sugar for fuel?
Term
ketonuria
Definition
condition that occurs in diabetes mellitus when cells deprived of sugar use up available fat for energy
Term
ketosis
Definition
condition of ketones in the blood
Term
ketonuria, ketosis
Definition
A starving person will have _______ and ________
Term
ketoacidosis
Definition
acidity of the blood due to ketones
Term
coma, death
Definition
Ketoacidosis can lead to _____ or _______
Term
sediment and casts
Definition
abnormal particles in urine that is a sign of a pathologic condition--epithelial cells, white or red blood cells, bacteria, crystals, and casts that settle at bottom of urine sample
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