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ch 23
theraputic agents for renal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acidosis | an increase in the blood acidity, resulting from the accumlation of acid or loss of bicarbonate |
| Alkalosis | The blood ph is higher |
| anions | negatively charged ions |
| cations | positively charged ions |
| chronic kideny disease | ability to reduce the ability of the function |
| collecting duct | A series of tubles in the kidney that connect the nephrons to the ureter |
| diuretics | an agent that increases urine output and excretion of water |
| erythropoietin | a hormone that kidneys secrete that increase the rate of red blood cell production |
| interstitial space | small,narrow spaces between tissues |
| lithotripsy | treatment with ultrasound shock waves to break kidney stones into small particles |
| Micturition | urination |
| Nephron | the filiter unit of the kidneys |
| nosocomical infection | an infection that originates in the hospital or institutional setting |
| osmosis | the diffusion of water from low-solute concentrations to higher-solute concentrations across a semipermeable membrane |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum, typically caused by bacterial infection |
| plasma | the colorless fluid portion of blood |
| renal artery | one of the pair of arteries that branch from the abdominal aorta; each kidney has one renal artery |
| renal vein | the vein in which filtered blood from the kidneys is sent back into the body's circulatory system; each kidney has one renal vein |
| renin | an enzyme secreted by and stored in the kidneys that promotes the production of the protein angiotensin |
| stress incontinence | involuntary emission of urine when pressure in the abdomen suddenly increases |
| tubular reabsorption | the conservation of protein, glucose, bicarbonate, and water from the glomerular filtrate by the tubes |
| tubular secretion | a function of the nephron in which ions, toxins, and water are secreted into the collecting duct to be excreted |
| ureteroscopy | examination of the upper urinary tract, usually performed with an endoscope passed through the urethra |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urge incontinence | urinary incontinence due to involuntary bladder contractions that result in an urgent need to urinate |
| urinary addiction | the conversion of urine to a more acidic content |
| urolithiasis | solid mineral deposits that form stones in the urinary tract |
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