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AMT Recall Terms
AMT Recall
Question | Answer |
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branch of medicine concerned with the kidney/kidney disease | nephrology |
drooping kidney | nephroptosis |
surgical suspension of floating kidney | nephropexy |
surgical repair of kidney | nephroplasty |
kidney disease | nephropathy |
unknown cause | idiopathic |
caused by the physician | iatrogenic |
under the skin | subcutaneous |
formation of stones | calculogenesis |
begining in the kidneys | nephrogenic |
through the skin | percutaneous |
across the skin | transcutaneous |
unable to control bladder/release of urine | incontinence |
instrument to examine bladder | cystoscope |
bladder pain | cystalgia |
hemorrhaging/bleeding from bladder | cystorrhagia |
bladder stone | cystolith |
x-ray of bladder | cystogram |
sugar in urine | glycosuria |
pus in urine | pyuria |
frequent urination at night | nocturia |
blood in urine | hematuria |
increased nittrogen waste in blood | azotemia |
oliguria | scanty amount of urine production |
polyuria | excessive urination |
anuria | no urine output |
pigment giving urine color | urochrome |
incision to remove kidney stones | nephrolithotomy |
crushing of kidney stones | nephrolithotripsy |
presence of kidney stones | nephrolithiasis |
process of using high frequency sound waves to record images of a structure | ultrasonography |
condition where kidney is swollen with fluid/urine due to downstream blockage | hydronephrosis |