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med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cystometer | an instrument that measures bladder capacity in relation to changing pressure |
| cortex | the outer layer of a body organ or structure |
| catheter | a hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into the body cavity or vessel for the purpose of installing or withdrawing fluid |
| calyx | the cup shaped division of the rental pelvis through which urine passes from the rental tubules |
| asymptomatic | without symptoms |
| bowman's capsule | the cup shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus;also called glomercular capsule |
| calculus | an abnormal stone formed in the body tissues by an accumulation of mineral salts;usually formed in the gallbladder |
| arteriole | the smallest branch of an artery |
| aseptic technique | any health care procedure in which precautions are taken to prevent contamination of a person,object or area by microorganisms |
| azotemia | the presence of excessive amounts of waste products of metabolism in the blood caused by failure of the kidney's to remove urea from the blood.is a characteristic of uremia |
| antiseptic | a substance that tends to inhibit the growth and reproduction of microorganisms |
| nephrolithiasis | a condition of kidney stones;also known as renal calculi |
| nephrolith | a kidney stone;also called a renal calculus |
| palpable | distinguishable by touch |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum (the membrane lining the abdominal cavity |
| peritomeum | a specific serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and is reflected over the contained viscera;the inner lining of the abdominal cavity |
| radiopaque | not permitting the passage of x-rays or other radiant energy.appear white on an exposed x-ray film |
| renal calculus | a stone formation in the kidney;also called a nephrolith |
| renal artery | one of a pair of large arteries branching from the abdominal aorta that supplies blood to the kidneys,adrenal glands and uterus |
| renal tubule | long twisted tube that leads away from the glomerulus of the kidney 2 the collecting tubules.as the glomeruluar filtrate passes through the tubules,water,sugar,salts r reabsorbed into the bloodstream through the network of capillaries that surround them |
| renal pelvis | the central collecting part of the kidney that narrows into the large upper en of the ureter.it receives urine through the calyces and drains it into the uterus |
| micturition | the act of eliminating urine from the bladder;also called voiding or urination |
| urinary incontinence | inability to control urination;the inability to retain urine in the bladder |
| urinary retention | an abnormal involuntary accumulation of urine in the bladder;the inability to empty the bladder |
| cystoscope | an instrument used to view the interior of the bladder |
| residual urine | urine that remains in the bladder after urination |
| renal vein | one of two vessels that carries blood away from the kidney |
| solute | a substance dissolved in a solution, as in the waste products filtered out of the kidney into the urine |
| specific gravity | the weight of a substance compared with an equal volume of water which is considered to be the standard |
| cystoscopy | the process of viewing the interior of the bladder using a cystoscope |
| extracorporporeal lithotripsy | noninvasive mechanical procedure for using sound waves to break up renal calcui so that they can pass through the uterus. also known as extracorpoeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
| urinalysis | physical,chemical or microscopic examination of urine |
| intravenous pyelogram | radiographic procedure provides visualization of the entire urinary tract;kidney,uterus,bladder and urethra;also known as excretory urogram |
| ultrasonograpgy | procedure in which sound waves are transmitted into the body structures as a small transducer is passed over the patients skin;also known as ultrasound |
| kub(kidneys,ureters,bladder) | an x-ray of the lower abdomen that defines the size,shape & location of the kidneys,ureters and bladder. a contrast medium is not used with this x-ray |
| renal angiography | x-ray visualization of the internal anatomy of the renal blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium |
| random specimen | a urine specimen that is collected at any time |
| first-voided specimen | the patient is instructed to collect the first-voided specimen of the morning and to refrigerate it until it can be taken to the medical office or laboratory |
| residual urine specimen | obtained by cateterization after the patient empties the bladder by voiding.the amount of urine remaining in the bladder after voiding is noted as the residual amount |
| catheterized specimen (sterile specimen) | very small straight catheter is inserted into the bladder via the urethra to withdraw a urine specimen.the urine flows through the catheter into a sterile specimen container |
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