Lab 6: Introduction to Urine Analysis
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Urine analysis is a test of urine, used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, and ______.

diabetes

The urinary system consists of a pair of kidneys and urinary tracts which includes two ureters, urinary bladder, and ______.

urethra

Each kidney contains 1.3 million urinary units called ______.

nephrons

Urination is a voluntary process that depends on a person's choice to the suitable time and place to empty the urinary bladder from storage urine, without ______.

<p>pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disturbances in urination include: 1- Painful urination, frequency, Urgency. Because of microbial ______.

<p>UTI</p> Signup and view all the answers

Urinary tract infection occurs where bacteria and white blood cells are present in the ______ of a patient with symptoms of infection of the urethra, urinary bladder, or the kidney.

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Bacteriuria occurs when bacteria are present in the ______.

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Pyuria occurs when white blood cells are present in the ______.

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The most common cause of urinary tract infections (urethritis, cystitis, and pyelonephritis) is E coli. Staphylococcus saprophyticus is the second most common cause of these infections in females between the ages of 13 and 40. In complicated cases of urinary tract infections such as those resulting from anatomic obstructions or from catheterization, the most common causes are E coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Kidney Function Test (URINE ANALYSIS): The most common sites of urinary tract infection (UTI) are the urinary bladder (cystitis) and the ______.

<p>urethra</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gross examination of urine: Physical ______

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