Chapter 6 part 3 Word Scramble
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Acute renal failure | Is sudden and severe reduction in renal function resulting in a collection of metabolic waste in the body |
Chronic kidney disease | Unlike acute renal failure is a progressive Irreversible loss of renal function and onset of uremia |
End stage renal disease | Is what chronic renal failure is called when kidney function is too poor to sustain life |
Cystectomy | Excision of the bladder |
Cystolithotomy | Incision into the bladder to remove stone (s) |
Cystorrhaphy | Suturing the bladder |
Cystostomy | Creation of an artificial opening into the bladder |
Cystotomy or vesicotomy | Incision of the bladder |
Lithotripsy | Surgical crushing of stone (s) |
Meatotomy | Incision of the meatus |
Nephrectomy | Excision of the kidney |
Nephrolithotomy | Incision of the kidney to remove stone (s) |
Nephrolysis | Separating the kidney (from other body structures) |
Nephropexy | Surgical fixation of the kidney |
Neprostomy | Creation of an artificial opening into the kidney |
Pyelolithotomy | Incision into the renal pelvis to remove stone (s) |
Pyeloplasty | Surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
Ureterctomy | Excision of the ureter |
Ureterostomy | Creation of an artificial opening into the urter |
Urethroplasty | Surgical repair of the urethra |
Vesiccourethral suspension | Suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra |
Extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy | Noninvasive surgical procedure to crush stone (s) in the kidney or ureter by admistration of repeated shockwaves |
Fulguration | Destruction of living tissue with electric spark (a method commonly used to destroy bladder growths) |
Renal transplant | Surgical implantation of a donor kidney into patient with inadequate renal function |
Cystogram | Radiographic image of the bladder |
Cystography | Radiographic imaging of the bladder |
Intavenous urogram | Radio graphic image of the urinary tract Also called intravenous pyelogram |
Nephrography | Radiographic image of the kidney |
Nephrosonography | Process of recording the kidney using sound |
Nephrotomogram | Sectional radiographic image of the kidney |
Renogram | Radiographic record of the kidney (a nuclear medication test used to evaluate kidney function) |
Ruetograde urogram | Radiographic images of the urinary tract |
Voiding cytourthrography | Radiographic imaging of the bladder and the urethra |
Cystoscope | Instrument used for visual examination of the bladder |
Cystsocopy | Visual examination of the bladder |
Nephroscopy | Visual examination of a kidney |
Ureteroscopy | Visual examining of the ureter |
Urethroscope | Instrument used for visual examination of the urethra |
K U B kidney ureter and bladder | Simple radiographic image of the abdomen to see size shape and location of the kidney bladder or ureter also called flat plate of the abdomen |
Blood urea nitrogen | Blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood |
Creatinine | Blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood |
Specific gravity | Test performed on urine staple to measure the concrentration or diluting ability of the kidneys |
Urinalysis | Multiple routine tests performed on a urine stample |
albuminuria | albumin in the urine (important protein in the blood however when found in urine it indicates a kidney problem |
anuria | absence of urine unable to urinate |
diuresis | condition of urine passing through excretion of urine |
dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
hematuria | blood in the urine |
meatal | pertaining to the meatus |
nephrology | study of the kidney |
nephrologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney |
catheter | flexible tubelike device such as a urinary catheter for withdrawing or instilling fluids |
distended | stretched out filled with urine |
enuresis | involuntary urination |
hemodialysis | procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inablity of the kidneys to do so |
incontinence | inability to control the bladder and or bowels |
micturate | to urinate or void |
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