Study Guide Ch 7 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Trigone | portion of the urinary bladder (triangular shaped) |
Glomerular | pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney |
Meatal stenosis | Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body |
(an) Electrolyte | Sodium (also, potassium and chloride) |
Creatinine | a Nitrogenous waste |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
anuria | "no urine" a term that means no urine production. |
perivesical | surrounding the urinary bladder (-al = pertaining to, vesic/o = urinary bladder, peri- = surrounding) |
uremia | azotemia (-emia = abnormal blood condition, -azot/o = nitrogen) of excess urea (or other nitrogenous wastes) in the blood |
name of procedure/record which is an X-Ray of the urinary tract | KUB - Kidney, Ureter, Bladder (also known as "plain film") |
Oliguria | scanty urine (-uria = urine, olig/o = scanty) |
Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder | ureterocele (-cele = hernia, urtere/o = tubes connecting kidney to bladder) |
Hemodialysis | Artificial Kidney Machine (thorough and complete separation of wastes from the blood via mechanical filtration.) |
nephrolithotomy | incision to remove a renal calculus (stone) (-tomy = incision, nephr/o = kidney, lith/o = stone) |
albuminuria | protein in the urine (-uria = urine, albumin/o = protein) |
pyuria | pus in the urine - for example, by renal abscess. (-uria = urine, py/o = pus) |
Alkaline | Basic - pertaining to a base. Alkaline is capable of neutralizing acids. Think: Alka-Seltzer plop plop fizz fizz! (pH greater than 7.0) |
Nephrotic Syndrome | A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia |
high levels of ketones in the blood can lead to | acidosis (accumulation of acid or depletion of the alkaline reserves, can be deadly.) |
Wilms tumor | CHILDHOOD renal carcinoma (cancer of the kidney in childhood) |
Urinary retention | urine is retained in the bladder |
What is the BUN test? (Blood, Urea, Nitrogen) | measures urea levels in blood - test for Uremia. |
Nephrosclerosis | Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney (-sclerosis = hardening, nephr/o = kidney) |
ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy | Shock waves crush urinary tract stones (test is performed while patient is immersed in a body of water) |
glycosuria | sugar in the urine; a symptom of diabetes mellitus (-ia = condition, ur/o = urine, glyc/o = sugar) |
hematuria | color of the urine is smoky red owing to presence of blood (-ia = condition, ur/o = urine, hem/o = blood) |
pyuria | urine is turbid (cloudy) owing to presence of WBC's (white blood cells) and pus. (-uria = urination, urine condition, (py/o = pus) |
sediment | abnormal particles are present in urine - cells, bacteria, casts |
pH (test) | Urine test that reflects the acidity or alkalinity of urine. Neutral pH is 7.0. Alkaline is greater than 7.0, Acidic is below 7.0 |
bilirubinuria | Dark pigment accumulates in urine as a result of liver disease (bilirubin is the pigment) |
ketonuria | high levels of acids and acetones accumulate in urine |
leaky glomeruli can produce this accumulation of albumin in urine | proteinuria |
high blood presure that is idiopathic | ESSENTIAL hypertension (idiopathic = cause is unknown) |
high blood pressure cased by kidney disease | SECONDARY hypertension (cause is known) |
malignant tumor of the kidney | Renal Cell Carcinoma (renal cell = kidney) |
a tube for withdrawing or giving fluid | catheter |
swelling, fluid in tissues | edema |
inadequate secretion of ADH | diabetes INSIPIDUS - "inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action of AntiDiuretic Hormone - ADH) - With diabetes insipidus, kidneys resist antidiuretics |
Diabetes Mellitus | Inadequate secretion or improper utilization of INSULIN. Major signs are glycosuria, hyperglycemia, plyuria, polydipsia. Mellitus means sweet, reflection the content of the urine. Diabetes Mellitus is commonly known as "Diabetes" |
stricture | narrowed. |
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