Urinalysis Part 2

Sediment

________- Solids that settle to the bottom of a liquid.

Proteinuria

________- Protein in the urine, usually albumin.

Refractometer

________- An instrument for measuring refraction.

Opalescent

________- Having a milky iridescence.

Turbid

________- Having a cloudy appearance.

Glycosuria

________- Glucose in the urine; glucosuria.

Porphyrins

________- A group of pigments that are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin.

human chorionic gondotropin

HCG- ________, a hormone present in pregnancy.

Myoglobin

________- A pigmented protein found in muscle tissue.

Urobilinogen

________- Breakdown product of bilirubin formed by the action of intestinal bacteria.

Specific Gravity

________- The ratio of the weight of a solution to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water; a measurement of density.

Melanin

________- A dark pigment of skin, hair, and certain tumors.

Urinometer

________- A float with a calibrated stem used for measuring specific gravity.

Ketonuria

________- Ketones in the urine.

Urochrome

________- The yellow pigment the gives urine its color.

Ketones

________- A group of chemical substance produced during increased fat metabolism; ________ bodies.

Bilirubin

________- A product formed in the liver from the breakdown of hemoglobin.

Random Urine Specimen

________- A urine specimen collected at any time, without regard to diet or time of day.

Random Urine Specimen

A urine specimen collected at any time, without regard to diet or time of day

Ketones

A group of chemical substance produced during increased fat metabolism; ketone bodies

Melanin

A dark pigment of skin, hair, and certain tumors

Myoglobin

A pigmented protein found in muscle tissue

Opalescent

Having a milky iridescence

Porphyrins

A group of pigments that are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin

Refractometer

An instrument for measuring refraction

Specific Gravity

The ratio of the weight of a solution to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water; a measurement of density

Turbid

Having a cloudy appearance

Urinometer

A float with a calibrated stem used for measuring specific gravity

Urochrome

The yellow pigment the gives urine its color

Bilirubin

A product formed in the liver from the breakdown of hemoglobin

Urobilinogen

Breakdown product of bilirubin formed by the action of intestinal bacteria

Cast

In urinalysis, a protein matrix formed in the kidney tubules and washed out into the urine

Hyaline

Transparent, pale

Sediment

Solids that settle to the bottom of a liquid

hCG

human chorionic gondotropin, a hormone present in pregnancy

Glycosuria

Glucose in the urine; glucosuria

Ketonuria

Ketones in the urine

Proteinuria

Protein in the urine, usually albumin