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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A device that destroys urinary stones with laser technology | lihotriptor |
| A long, thin flexible instrument with a light at the end used to examine the bladder. It is inserted through the urethra and threaded up into the bladder | cystoscope |
| A membranous tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body | urethra |
| A slender tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder | ureter |
| A study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized | nephrotomography |
| Abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and the calyces of one or both kidneys due to pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract | hydronephrosis |
| Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another | fistula |
| Absence of urine production or output | anuria |
| Also called clean catch urine specimen; a urine specimen collected after cleansing oneself and discarding the first part of the urine stream in order to avoid contamination; used for culture and sensitivity tests | (MSU)_mid-stream urine |
| An enlarged funnel-shaped extension of the ureter | renal pelvis |
| An expandable hollow organ which acts as a temporary reservoir for urine | bladder |
| Anastomosis of ureter an renal pelvis | ureteropyelostomy |
| Any type of kidney disease in which there is little or no remaining kidney function, requiring the patient to undergo dialysis or kidney transplant for survival | (ESRD)end-stage renal disease |
| Blockage at the base of the bladder that reduces or prevents urine from passing into the urethra | (BNO)_bladder neck obstruction |
| Blood in the urine | hematuria |
| Carries waste laden blood to the tubules within the kidney for purification | renal artery |
| Chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy; also called painful bladder syndrome | (IC) interstitial cystitis |
| Commonly called stones; usually composed of mineral salts | calculi |
| Decrease spasms in the urethra and bladder by relaxing the smooth muscles lining their walls, thus allowing normal emptying of the bladder | antispasmodics |
| Determines the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea, a waste product of protein metabolism | (BUN) blood urea nitrogen |
| Determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics | (C&S) culture and sensitivity |
| Dilation of the ureter | ureterectasis |
| Disorder caused by failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder, usually due to impairment of the valve between the ureter and bladder or obstruction in the ureter | (VUR)vesicoureteral reflux |
| Eliminates harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination | Urinary system |
| Examination of the urinary bladder for evidence of pathology, obtaining biopsies of tumours or other growths, and removal of polyps using a specialized endoscope | cystoscopy (cysto) |
| Excision o the bladder | cystectomy |
| Filtering units located in the kidney tissue that continually adjust body conditions to add or remove substances from the blood | nephron |
| Fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity whose function is to cleanse or purify the blood | kidney |
| Fixation of a floating or mobile kidney | nephropexy |
| Fluid that passes from the blood through the capillary walls of the glomeruli into the Bowman capsule | filtrate |
| Hard objects built up from salts and minerals in the urinary tract | kidney stones |
| High-frequency waves are directed at soft tissue and reflected as“echoes” to produce an image on a monitor of an internal bodystructure; also called ultrasound, sonography, and echo | (US)_ultrasonography |
| Imaging of the urinary tract after IV injection of a contrast medium; alsocalled excretory urography(EU) | (IVP)intravenous pyelography |
| Impairment of bladder control due to brain or nerve conduction | neurogenic bladder |
| Inability to control urine elimination or bowel function | incontinence |
| Inability to void urine which is present in the bladder | retention |
| Incision of a urethral stricture | urethrotomy |
| Inflammation of the bladder | cystitis |
| Inflammation of the renal pelvis | pyelitis |
| Inflammation of the urethra | urethritis |
| Inherited disease in which sacs of fluid called cysts develop in the kidneys | (PKD)polycystic kidney disease |
| Insertion of a mesh tube into a natural passage conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract a disease-induced, localized flow constriction | Stent placement |
| Insertion of a thin narrow tube into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of urine flow from the kidney | ureteral stent placement_ |
| Involuntary discharge of urine; also called incontinence | enuresis |
| Kidney stone | nephrolith |
| Left in place | indwelling |
| Liquid portion of blood that is filtered by the nephrons to remove dissolved wastes | plasma |
| Loss of large amounts of plasma protein, usually albumin, through urine due to an increased permeability of the glomerular membrane49. | nephrotic syndrome |
| Measures the contraction of muscles that control urination usingelectrodes placed in the rectum and urethra | (EMG)_electromyography |
| Mechanical filtering process used to cleanse the blood of toxic substances, such as nitrogenous wastes, when kidneys fail tofunction properly | dialysis |
| Mineral salt (sodium, potassium, or calcium)that carries an electrical charge | electrolyte |
| Nuclear scan of the kidneys used todetermine their size, shape andposition | renal nuclear scan |
| One inserted to drain urine and then removed | non-retention/ straight catheter |
| One who specializes in the study of the urinary system | urologist |
| Painful or difficult urination, commonly described as a “burning sensation” while urinating | dysuria |
| Part of the renal corpuscle;surrounds the glomerulus of the nephron | Bowman capsule |
| Pertaining to that which is left as a residue | residual |
| Pertaining to the kidney | renal |
| Presence of a kidney stone | nephrolithiasis |
| Product of protein metabolism thatinclude urea, uric acid, creatine, creatinine, and ammonia | nitrogenous waste |
| Prolapsing or downward displacement of the bladder due to weakening of the supportingtissues between a woman’s bladder and vagina | cystocele |
| Promote and increase the excretion of urine | diuretics |
| Pus in the urine | pyuria |
| Rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children | Wilms tumou |
| Reimplantation of a ureter into thebladder | ureterovesicoustomy |
| Removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision | pyelolithotomy |
| Removal of a ureter | ureterectomy |
| Removal of the urethra | urethrectomy |
| Replace potassium due to depletion caused by diuretics | potassium supplements |
| Replacement of a diseased kidneywith one that is supplied by acompatible donor | kidney transplant |
| Sensation of the need to void Immediately | urgency |
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