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| Measurement of the total amount of dissolved substances in the urine or the concentration of the urine. |
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| Normal Specific Gravity = |
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| Used in conjunction with other clinical data in assesing renal and metabolic status. |
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Presence of protein in urine indicates...... |
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| Kidney damage (proteinuria) |
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| When blood glucose levels are higher then normal |
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| Glucose appearing in urine |
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| Presence of blood in urine- indicates tissue damage in the urinary system (infection, urinary calculi, tumors) |
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| The presence of bilirubin- indicates excessive bilirubin production (hemolytic anemia) or a decrease in bilirubin excretion via the feces ) liver disease, cystic/bile duct blockage). |
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| Acidic byproducts of fat breakdown and are not normally detected in the urine. |
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| Presence of ketones in urine- indicatest that the excessive fat breakdown is occcuring and ketones are accumalating in the body. |
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| Filter waste products, toxins, excess ions, and excess water from the blood. They exit as urine. |
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| What channel urine out of the body? |
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| Ureters, bladder and urethra, channel the urine out of the body. |
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| Dorsal region of the abdominopelvic cavity- retroperitoneal. |
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| Adipose tissue that surrounds each kidney. Serves to cushion kidneys. |
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| Thin connective tissue sheet surrounding each kidney. Collagen fibers extending outwards from the renal capsule serve to anchor the kidney to the muscles of the back. |
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| Outer portion of the kidney. Contains microscopic filtration units, called nephrons, that filter wastes from the blood to form urine. |
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| Portion of the kidney that lies deep to the cortex. |
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