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Urinary System~Tonia Thomas

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inability of the kidney to perform function   renal failure  
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complete suppression of urine formation   anuria  
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toxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea & other waste products in bloodstream   uremia  
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sudden onset charaterized by uremia   acute renal failure  
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progressive disease- kidney function is insufficient   chronic renal failure  
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late stages of chronic renal failure   end-stage renal disease  
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group of kidney diseases   nephrotic syndrome  
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excessive fluid in the body tissue   edema  
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high concentration of protein in urine   hyperproteinuria  
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low concentrations of protein in urine   hypoproteinemia  
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large amount of lipids in blood   hyperlipidemia  
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diseases of kidney   nephrosis  
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damage to kidney's capillaries caused by long time diabetes   diabetic nephropathy  
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inflammation of kidney involing glomeruli   glomerulonephritis  
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dilation of renal pelvis of kidney/s   hydronephrosis  
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distention of kidney   nephrectasis  
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inflammation of kidney   nephritis  
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floating kidney   nephroptosis  
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suppuration of kidney   nehpropyosis  
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inflammation of renal pelvis   pyelitis  
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inflammtion of renal pelvis and kidney   pyelonephritis  
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acute pain in kidney area caused by kidney stone   renal colic  
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presence of stones in kidney   nephrolithiasis  
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stretching out of ureter with urine that can't flow because ureter is blocked   hydroureter  
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stretching out of ureter   ureterectasis  
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discharge of blood from ureter   ureterorrhagia  
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stricture of the ureter   ureterostenosis  
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pain in urinary bladder   cystalgia  
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inflammation of the bladder   cystitis  
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inflammation within the wall of bladder   iterstitial cystitis  
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hernia of the bladder through vaginal wall   cystocele  
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bleeding from the bladder   cystorrhagia  
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abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina   vesicovaginal fissure  
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when urine backs up into ureters   relfux  
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pain in urethra   urethralgia  
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inflmmation of urethra   urethritis  
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bleeding from the urethra   urethrorrhagia  
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abnormal discharge from the urethra   urethrorrhea  
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stricture of stenosis of the urethra   urethrostenosis  
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congenital abnormality-urethral opening is on the dorsal of the penis/ region of the clitoris   epispadias  
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congenital abnormality-urethral opening on the undersurface of penis/ into the vagina   hypospadias  
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congenital abnormality-urethral opening is on side of penis   paraspadias  
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increased excretion of urine   diuresis  
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difficult urination   dysuria  
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involuntary discharge of urine   enuresis  
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excessive urination during night   nocturia  
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scanty urination   oliguria  
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excessive urination   polyuria  
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inability to void or empty bladder   urinary retention  
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inability to control excretory functions   incontinence  
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inablility to control voiding urine   urinary incontience  
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inablility to control voiding of urine under physical stress   urinary stress incontinence  
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urination occurs involuntary as soon as an urgent desire to urinate is felt   urge incontinence  
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insertion of catheter through urethra & into bladder   catheterization  
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visual examination of bladder using cytoscope   cystoscopy  
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radiographic study of kidneys and ureters in which idoine is injected into a vein as a contrast medium defines structures   intravenous pyelogram  
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radiographic study of kidneys, ureters, & bladder   KUB  
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radiographic visualization of urinary tract   intravenous urography  
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traces action of the kidney as it processes & excrete dye injected into bloodstream   excretory urography  
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radiograph of the urinary system taken ofter dye has been placed in urethra through a catheter and caused to flow backward through urinary tract   retrograde urography  
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radiographic examination of the bladder after instillation of contrast medium via a urethral catheter   cystography  
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diagnostic procedure to examine flow of urine from bladder & through urethra   voiding cystourethrography  
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examination of urine   urinalysis  
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medications administered to increase urine secretion   diuretics  
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procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function   dialysis  
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filters waste products from the patient's blood   hemodialysis  
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lining of peritoneal cavity acts as filter to remove waste from blood   peritoneal dialysis  
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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis   CAPD  
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continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis   CCPD  
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grafting of a donor kidney into body to replace the failed kidneys   renal transplantation  
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