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Ch. 4 Physical Examination of Urine
physical exam of urine
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Undergraduate 1
05/29/2014

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Clarity
Definition
transparency of urine, ranging from clear to turbid
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Hypersthenuric
Definition
pertaining to urine specific gravity greater than 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Hyposthenuric
Definition
pertaining to urine specific gravity lower than 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Isosthenuric
Definition
pertaining to urine specific gravity the same as the 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Refractometry
Definition
measurement of the light-bending capability of solutions
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Specific gravity
Definition
the density of a solution compared with that of a similar volume of distilled water, influenced by both the number and size of the particles present
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Urobilin
Definition
the oxidized form of urobilinogen that provides the brown color to feces
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Urochrome
Definition
yellow pigment produced by endogenous metabolism that imparts the yellow color to urine
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Uroerythrin
Definition
pink pigment in urine derived from melanin metabolism that attaches to urates in the sediment
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