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Urinary System A&T
Urinary System Abbreviation and Terms
Term | Definition |
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ARF | FAILURE OF THE RENAL SYSTEM |
BUN | BLOOD TEST THAT MEASURES KIDNEY FUCTIONS |
CAPD | CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS |
CKD | RISING BUN AN SERUM CREATININE LEVELS AFFECT MANY BODY SYSTEM |
CRF | PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF KIDNEY FUNCTIONS |
HD | HEMODIALYSIS |
KUB | SERIES OF X-RAYS FILMS MADE WITHOUT CONTRAST |
RP | RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM |
UA | URINALYSIS |
UTI | INFACTION OF THE URINARY TRACT |
K+ | POTASSIUM; AN ELECTROLYTE |
NA+ | SODIUM; AN ELECTROLYTE |
IVP | X-RAY OF THE KIDNEY AFTER INJECTION OF CONTRAST IN A VEIN |
ESWL | DESTRUCTION OF STONE USING SHOCK WAVES |
CYSTOSCOPY OR CYSTO | VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE URINARY BLADDER USING AN INSTRUMENT |
GFR | MEASURED TO DOCUMENT STAGES OF KIDNEY DISEASE |
CYST/O | URINARY BLADDER |
VESIC/O | URINARY BLADDER |
NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
REN/O | KIDNEY |
PYEL/O | RENAL PELVIS |
URETER/O | URETER |
URETHR/O | URETHRA |