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Urinary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The complex of symptoms arising from renal failure. | uremia |
| That which has passed through a filter. | filtrate |
| The surgical removal of a kidney.. | nephrectomy |
| The medical term for small stone is ... | calculus |
| The medical term for scanty production of urine is ... | oliguria |
| Presence of protein in urine. | proteinuria |
| Presence of glucose in urine. | glycosuria |
| Presence of a kidney stone. | nephrolithiasis |
| Pertaining to urology. | urological |
| Pertaining to the tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder. | ureteral |
| Outside the body. | extracorporeal |
| Medical specialty of diseases of the kidney | nephrology |
| Medical specialist in disorders of the kidney. | nephrologist |
| The term 'nephrolithiasis' refers to | kidney stones |
| What does 'hematuria' mean? | blood in the urine |
| 'Dysuria' is best defined as: | painful or difficult urination |
| The term 'cystitis' refers to: | inflammation of the bladder |
| What does 'oliguria' mean? | decreased urine production |
| What is 'nocturia'? | excessive urine production at night |
| The term 'ureterostenosis' refers to | narrowing of the ureter |
| 'Pyelonephritis' is defined as | inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney |
| What does the medical term 'anuria' mean? | absence of urine production |
| The term urethritis describes ... | inflammation of the urethra |
| In both male and females, the opening of the urethra to the outside is called the ____________ | urinary meatus |
| ___________________ is a cancerous childhood kidney tumor also known as nephroblastoma. | Wilms tumor |
| CKD is the abbreviation for | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| NSAID stands for ... | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| UTI stands for | urinary tract infection |
| ESRD stands for | end-stage renal disease |
| ___________is the loss of bladder control. | Urinary incontinence |
| This test examines the urine for physical, chemical and microscopic properties to assess overall health and diagnose conditions like urinary tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes. | urinalysis |
| This is a procedure that involves inserting an endoscope into the bladder for examination. | cystoscopy |
| _______ is the chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation. | Ketone |
| This is the x-ray image of the renal pelvis and ureters using a contrast media. | pyelogram |
| During this procedure a machine called a lithotripter generates sound waves around the body that crumble/ crushes renal stones into small pieces that are small enough to be voided. | Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy(ESWL) |
| This is the artificial method of removing waste and excess fluids from the blood during end-stage renal disease. | Dialysis |
| (1)________filters the blood through an artificial kidney machine known as a (2)___________. | (1)hemodialysis, (2) dialyzer |
| ___________uses a solution that is infused into the abdomen and drained from the abdominal cavity through the use of a small flexible catheter. | peritoneal dialysis |
Created by:
Prof Clark