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Urinary System
Uriniary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARF | ACUTE RENAL FAILURE |
| BUN | BLOOD UREA NITROGEN |
| CRF | CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE |
| ESRD | END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE |
| ESWL | EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY |
| EUD | EXTERNAL URINARY DRAINAGE |
| GFR | GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE |
| GU | GENITOURINARY |
| I & O | INTAKE AND OUTPUT |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM |
| KUB | KIDNEY/URETER/BLADDER |
| RP | RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM |
| UA, U/A | URINALYSIS |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| VCG | VOIDING CYSTOGRAM |
| VCUG | VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM |
| cali/o, calic/o | calyx |
| cyst/o | bladder, especially the urinary bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uria | of urine |
| vesic/o | bladder, generally, used when describing something in relation to a bladder |