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Chapter 7 Path Term
Chapter 7 Pathologic Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidney glomerulus |
| interstitial nephritis | inflammation of the renal interstitium |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stones (renal caculi) |
| nephrotic syndrome (nephrodid | a group of clinicl signs and syptoms caused by exessive protein loss in the urine |
| polycystic kidney disease (PKD) | Multiple fluid filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla |
| renal cell carcinoma (hypernephroma) | cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood |
| renal failure | failure of the kidney to ezcreate wastes and maintain its filtration function |
| renal hypertension | high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease |
| Wilms tumor | malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood |
| bladder cancer | malignant tumor of the urinary bladder |
| diabetes insipidus | inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
| diabetes mellitus | inadequate secretion or improper utilizationof insulin |
| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | measurement of urea levels in blood |
| creatinine clearance | measures th erate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney |
| CT scan | x-ray image showing a detailed cross-sectional view of organs and tissue |
| kidney, ureters and bkadder (KUB) | z-ray examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
| renal angiography | x-ray examination (with contrast) of the vascular system (blood vessels) of the kidney |
| retrograde pyelogram (RP) | x-ray imaging of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters |
| voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) | X-ray record ( with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while the patient is voiding urine |
| dialysis | process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function |
| lithotripsy | urinary tract stones are crushed and iether removed or pass from the body in the urine |
| renal angioplasty | dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries |
| renal biosy | removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination b a pathologist |
| renal transplantation | surgical transger of a complete kidney from a donor to a recipient |
| urinary catherization | passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder |
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