| Question |
Answer |
| Hematuria |
blood in the urine |
| Pyuria |
puss in the urine |
| Dieresis |
frequent urination |
| Diuretic |
slows water resorption (increases urine output) |
| Abdominal aortic aneurism |
localized dilation of the aorta |
| Biliary stenosis |
narrowing of the bile ducts |
| Bowel obstruction |
blockage of the bowel lumen |
| Cholecystitis |
acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder |
| Choledocholithiasis |
calculus in the common bile duct |
| Cholelithiasis |
presence of gallstones |
| Ileus |
failure of bowel peristalsis |
| Metastases |
transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another |
| Pancreatitis |
acute or chronic inflammation of the pancreas |
| Pancreatic pseudocyst |
collection of fluid, blood and enzymes as a complication of acute pancreatitis |
| Pneumoperitoneum |
presence of air in the peritoneal cavity |
| Tumor |
new tissue growth with uncontrolled cell proliferation |
| ERCP |
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| PTC |
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography |
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