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AMT Recall Terms
AMT Recall
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |