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What two unique characteristics of easily collected specimen
urine specimen make it popular inexpensive laboratory test
specimen to test
What are reasons identified by CLSI Aiding in the diagnosis of disease
for performing urinalysis testing Screening asymptomatic populations for undetected
disorder
Monitoring the progress of disease and the
effectiveness of therapy
Urine is an _________________________ of ultrafiltrate
plasma formed by the reabsorption of
water and filtered substances
What is the average daily urine output 1200mL
What does urine consist of? what are urine consists of urea and other organic and
percentages? what factor influence inorganic chemicals dissolved in water.
the amount of solutes in urine? 95% water
5% solutes
dietary intake
physical activity
body metabolism
endocrine functions
, what are the components? in urine Urea-Primary organic component. Product of protein
what does each do? and amino acid metabolism
Creatinine- Product of creatine metabolism by
muscles
uric acid- Product of nucleic acid breakdown in food
and cells
Chloride- Primary inorganic component. Found in
combination with sodium (table salt) and many other
inorganic substances
sodium- Primarily from salt, varies by intake
potassium- Combined with chloride and other salts
phosphate- Combines with sodium to buffer the
blood
ammonium- Regulates blood and tissue fluid acidity
calcium- Combines with chloride, sulfate, and
phosphate
what is the primary organic urea, chloride
component in urine? what is the
primary inorganic component in
urine?
how can you determine if fluid is urine can be tested for its urea and creatinine content
urine volume depends on amount of water that kidneys excrete, body's
______________________________________ which is hydration
determined by
_______________________________________