Question | Answer |
Describe clean midstream urine | Aka clean catch urine, in sterile container, used for C & S, special instructions necessary, refrigerate within 20 minutes of collection time. |
Describe early morning specimen | More uniform volume and concentration, lower pH preserves formed elements, diagnose and monitor pregnancies |
Describe the ureters | Merge from the renal pelvis, slender, long tubes' 10"-12", carry urine from the kidneys to bladder |
Describe timed urine collection | 24-hour urine collections, quantitative test, provides info about cumulative elements |
What are the functions of the nephron | filtration, reabsorption, secretion |
What are the macroscopic structures of the urinary system | Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
What are the two types of ATN | Ischemic, Nephrotoxic |
What carries blood to the glomerulus? What carries blood from the glomerulus? | Afferent arteriole and Efferent arteriole |
What does the renal tubule consist of? | Proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henie (descending/ascending), distal tubule and collecting tubule |
What forms the ejaculatory duct? | Seminal vesicle and vas deferens |
What is BPH? | Enlargement of the prostate gland |
What is ESWL? | Calculi are pulverized using shock waves at the stones from a machine outside the body. |
What is the function of the prostate gland? | Secrete and alkaline substance that protects of the acidity of the urethra and vagina |
Where are the kidneys located? | Abdominopelvic cavity, Retroperitoneal |
Where is sperm produced? | Seminiferous tubules |
A single, tightly coiled tube above each testis that stores sperm | Epididymis |
A study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized | Nephrotomography |
An expandable hollow organ; temporary reservoir for urine | Bladder |
Blood in the urine | Hematuria |
Blood test used to detect prostatic disorders | PSA (prostate specific antigen) |
Carries waste laden blood to the tubules | Renal artery |
Commonly called stones; composed of mineral salts | Calculi |
Determines the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea | BUN (Blood urea nitrogen) |
Determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics | C & S (culture & sensitivity) |
Eliminates harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination | Urinary System |
Enlargement of breast tissue in the male | Gynecomastia |
Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior to birth | Cryptorchidism |
Filtering units located in the kidney tissue | Nephrons |
Fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity | Kidneys |
Fixation of a floating or mobile kidney | Nephropexy |
Inability of a male to obtain or maintain an erection | Impotence |
Inability to control urine elimination or bowel function | Incontinence |
Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis | Balanitis |
Inherited disease in which sacs of fluid called cysts develop in the kidneys | PKD (polycystic kidney disease) |
Loose skin covering the end of the penis | Foreskin |
Mechanical removal of waste substances from the blood | Hemodialysis |
Mineral salt (sodium, potassium, or calcium) that carries an electrical charge | Electrolytes |
Pain in the prostate and bladder | Prostatocystalgia |
Painful urination | Dysuria |
Pertaining to that which is left as a residue | Residual |
Pertaining to the kidney | Renal |
Presence of a kidney stone | Nephrolithiasis |
Product of protein metabolism | Nitrogenous waste |
Promote and increase the excretion of urine | Diuretics |
Pus in urine | Pyuria |
Removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision | Pyelolithotomy |
Removal of the foreskin | Circumcision |
Removal/excision of the vas deferens | Vasectomy |
Replacement of a diseased kidney | Kidney transplant |
Sensation of the need to void immediately | Urgency |
Serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity | Peritoneum |
Stenosis of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted over the glans penis | Phimosis |
Structure which carries blood away from the kidney | Renal vein |
Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord | Varicocele |
Swelling of the sac surround the testes | Hydrocele |
The expulsion of seminal fluid | Ejaculation |
The male gamete | Sperm |
The opening of the urethra is on the undersurface of the penis | Hypospadias |
The cuplike division of the kidney pelvis | Calyx |
The process of expelling material from the body | Excretion |
To insert a catheter into a cavity to remove body fluid | Catheterization |
Toxic condition of nitrogenous wastes in the blood | Uremia |
Urine colour | Urochrome |
Urine screening test that includes physical observation, chemical tests and microscopic evaluation | UA (urinalysis) |
Voiding | Micturition |
AGN | acute glomerulonephritis |
AI | artificial insemination |
ARF | acute renal failure |
ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
Cath | catheterization; catheter |
DRE | digital rectal exam |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
HD | hemodialysis |
IC | interstitial cystitis |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
PSA | prostate specific antigen |
SP. gr. | specific gravity |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |