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Urinary System
Urinary System- DeNia Taylor
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a state of equilibrium that produces a constant internal enironment throughout the body | homeostasis |
| micturition or voiding, is the normal process of excreting urine | urination |
| specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorderds of kidneys | nephrologist |
| kidney | nephr |
| specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system of females and the genitourinary system of males | urologist |
| ur | urine |
| the inability of the kidney or kidneys to perform their function | renal failure/kidney failure |
| anuresis; the complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys | anuria |
| uremic poisoning; tonxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea and other waste products in the bloodstream | uremia |
| has sudden onseet and is characterized by uremia | Acute renal failure (ARF) |
| a progressive disease that may be caused by a variety of conditions. | Chronic renal failure (CRF) |
| the late stages of chronic renal failure | End-stage renal disease (ESRD) |
| a general group of kidney diseases | Nephrotic syndrome |
| abnormally high concentrations of protein [albumin] in the urine | hyperproteinuria |
| abnormally low concentrations of protein [albumin] in the blood | hypoproteinemia |
| abnormally large amount of lipids in the blood | hyperlipidemia |
| 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 |
| inflammation of the kidney | nephritis |
| floating kidney; the downward displacement of the kidney | nephroptosis |
| the suppuration of the kidney | nephropyosis |
| inflammation of the renal pelvis | pyelitis |
| renal pelvis | pyel |
| an abnormal ineral deposit | calculus |
| presence of stones | -lithiasis |
| hernia | -cele |
| an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina | vesicovaginal fissure |
| bladder | vesic/o |
| vagina | vagin |
| blockage of the urethra that may cause urine to back up into the ureters | reflux |
| male, a congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is located on the dorsal (upper surface) of the penis; female, the opening is in the region of the clitoris | Epispadias |
| male- a congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis; female- urethral opening is into the vagina | Paraspadias |
| increasing the output of urine | diur |
| involuntary discharge of urine | enuresis |
| excessive urination during the night | nocturia |
| scanty urination | oliguria |
| scanty | olig |
| inability to void to empty the bladder | urinary retention |
| inability to conrol excretory functions | incontinence |
| the freeing of a kidney from adhesions | nephrolysis |
| the surgical fixation of a floating kidney | nephropexy |
| the establishment of an opening between the pelvis of the kidney through its cortex to the exterior of the body | nephrostomy |
| surgical repair of the renal pelvis | pyeloplasty |
| insertion of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the urinary bladder | Catheterization |
| a radiograph of the bladder after instillation of a contrast medium via a urethral catheter | cystography |
| the examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements | Urinalysis |
| medications administered to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess sodium and water | diuretics |
| a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function | dialysis |
| filters waste products from the patients blood | hemodialysis |
| a solution made up of watere and electrolytes, chich removes excess fluids and waste froom the blood | dialysate |
| the lining of the peritoneal cavity acts as the filter to remove waste from teh blod | peritoneal dialysis |
| provides ongoing dialysis as thye patient goes about his daily activites | Continuous ambulatory peritoneal diallysis (CAPD) |
| uses a machine to cycle the dialysate fluid during the night while the patiet sleeps | Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) |
| kidney transplant; the grafting of a donor kidney into the body to replace the recipient's failed kidneys | renal transplantation |
| My black PRESIDENT | Barack Obama |
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