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COHP 100 Ch 8
Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Azoturia | increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine |
| Cystocele | bulging of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina as a weakening of supportive tissue between the bladder and the vagina; aka prolapsed bladder |
| Diuresis | increased formation and secretion of urine |
| Enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control should be established (bed wetting) |
| Hypospadias | abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis |
| Interstital nephritis | form of nephritis in which pathological changes in renal interstitial tissue result in destruction of nephrons and sever impairment in renal function |
| Nephrolithiasis | formation of calculi in the kidney that results when substances that are normally dissolved in the urine (calcium, acid salts) solidify |
| Uremia | elevated level of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood |
| Wilms Tumer | Malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children, usually before age 5, and includes common early signs like hypertension, a palpable mass, pain, and hematuria |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen: lab test that measures the amount of urea (nitrogenous waste product) in the blood and demonstrates the kidneys ability to filter urea from the blood for excretion in urine |
| KUB | Kidney, Ureters, Bladder: radiographic exam to determine the location, size, shape, and possible malformation of the kidneys, ureters and bladder |
| Pyelography | radiographic study of kidnesy, ureters, bladder after injection of contrast agent |
| Intravenous Pyelography (IVP) | AKA Retrograde Pyelography: radiographic imaging in which a contrast medium is introduced through a cystoscope directly into the bladder and ureters to provide detailed visualization of the urinary structures and to locate urinary tract obstruction |
| Renal Scan | nuclear medicine imaging procedure that determines renal function and shape through measurement of a radioactive substance injected intravenously that concentrates in the kidney |
| UA | physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of urine |
| Voiding Cystourethrogrophy | radiography of the bladder and urethra during the process of voiding urine after filling the bladder with a contrast medium |
| Nephrolithotomy | surgical procedure that involves a small incision in the skin and insertion of an ednoscope into the kidney to remove a renal calculus |
| Hydronephrosis | excessive accumulation of urine in the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction of a ureter |
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