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Urinary/ Male Repro Review
Question | Answer |
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Describe clean midstream urine. | AKA Clean catch urine, in sterile container, Used for C&S, Special instructions necessary, Refrigerate within 20 minute of collection time. |
Describe early morning specimen. | More uniform volume and concentration, Lower pH preserves formed elements, Diagnose and monitor pregnancies |
Describe the ureters. | Merge from the renal pelvis; Slender, long tubes 10-12 inches; Carry urine from the kidneys to bladder. |
Describe timed urine collection. | 24-hour urine collections, Quantitative test, provides info about cumulative elements. |
What are functions of the nephron? | filtration, reabsorption, secretion |
What are the macroscopic structures of the urinary system? | Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra |
What are the 2 types of ATN? | Acute tubular necrosis: ischemic; nephrotoxic |
What carries blood to the glomerulus? What carries blood away from the glomerulus? | to: afferent arteriole; away: efferent arteriole |
What does the renal tubule consist of? | proximal convoluted tubule; loop of Henle (descending/ascending); distal tubule; collecting tubule |
What forms the ejaculatory duct? | seminal vesicle and vas deferens |
What is BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia (hypertrophy): enlargement of the prostate gland |
What is ESWL? | extra corporeal shock-wave lithotripsy: calculi are pulverized using shock waves at the stones from a machine outside the body. |
What is the function of the prostate gland? | secrete an alkaline substance that protects sperm of the acidity of the urethra and vagina |
Where are the kidneys located? | abdominopelvic cavity; retroperitoneal |