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Urinary System
Diseases of the Urinary System- Lauren Draper
Question | Answer |
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also known as kidney failure, is the inability of the kidney or kidneys to perfrom their functions. | Renal Failure |
also known as anuresis, is the complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys | Anuria |
a toxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea and other waster products in the bloodstream | Urema |
has sudden onset and is characterized by uremia | Acute Renal Failure |
is a progressive disease that may be caused by a variety of conditions | Chronic Renal Failure |
A general group of kidney disease | Nephrotic Syndrome |
Excessive fluid in the body tissue | Edema |
Abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine | Hyperproteinuria |
Abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood | Hypoproteinuria |
Abnormally large amounts of lipids in the blood | Hyperlipidemia |
Disease of the kidney | Nephrosis |
a result of the damage to the kidney's capillary blood vessels that is caused by long-term diabetes mellitus | Diabetic Nephropathy |
an inflammation of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli | Glomerulonephritis |
the dilation of the renal pelvis of one or both kidneys | Hydronephrosis |
the distention of a kidney | Nephrectasis |
An inflammation of the kidney | Nephritis |
the downward displacement of the kidney | Nephroptosis |
suppuration of the kidney | Nephropyosis |
an inflammation of the renal pelvis | Pyelitis |
an inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney | Pyelonephritis |
an acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone | Renal Colic |
a disorder characterized by the presence of stones in the kidney | Nephrolithiasis |
the distention of the ureter with the urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked | Hydroureter |
the distention of a ureter | Ureterctasis |
the discharge of blood from the ureter | Utreterorrhagia |
a suture in the ureter | Ureterstenosis |
pain in the urinary bladder | Cystalgia |
an inflammation of the bladder | Cystitis |
an inflammation within the wall of the bladder | Interstitial Cystitis |
a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall | Cystocele |
the bleeding from the bladder | Cystorrhagia |
an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina | Vesicovaginal Fissure |
the pain in the urethra | Urethralgia |
an inflammation in the urethra | Urethritis |
bleeding from the urethra | Urethrorrhagia |
abnormal discharge fro the urethra | Urethrorrhea |
the stricture or stenosis of the urethra | Urethrostenosis |
Male: A congential abnormality in which the urethral opening is located on the dorsal of the penisFemale: The urethral opening is in the region of the clitoris | Epispadias |
Male: Congenital abnormality in whcih the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis.Female: The urethral opening is into the vagina | Hypospadias |
A congential abnormality in males in which the urethral opening is on one side of the penis | Paraspadias |
the increased excretion of urine | Diuresis |
difficult or painful urination | Dysuria |
the involuntary discharge of urine | Enuresis |
The involuntary discharge of urine at night during sleep | Nocturnal Enuresis |
the excessive urination durin gthe night | Nocturia |
Scanty urination | Oliguria |
The Excessive urination | Polyuria |
the inability to void or empty the bladder | Urinary Retention |
the inability to control excretory functions | Incontinence |
The inability to control the voiding of urine | Urinary Incontinence |
The inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing, or coughing | Urinary Stress Incontinence |
When urination occurs involuntarily as soon as an urgent desire to urinate is felt | Urge Incontinence |