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Renal & GU System
Review CR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anuria | absence of urinary output |
| Arteriovenous graft | a surgical connection between an artery and a vein used for hemodyalisis |
| Cutaneous ureterostomy | a surgical implantation of the ureter to the surface of the skin |
| Cystectomy | the surgical removal of the urinary bladder |
| Cystitis | the inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| Dialysis | the passage of blood through a semipermeable membrane to remove waste products |
| Dysuria | painful urination |
| End Stage Reanl Failure | the chronic loss of kidney function that requires dialysis or renal transplant |
| Fistula | a blind puoch between two adjacent srtuctures or an abnormal tube-like connection between a body cavity and the skin or another body cavity |
| Glumerulonephritis | an inflammation of the kidney caused by an antigen antibody reaction |
| Hematuria | presence of blood in the urine |
| Ileal Conduit | a urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a prepared and isolated segment of the ileum |
| Ileal reservoir | a urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a surgically created cavity made from a prepared segment of the ileum |
| Nephrectomy | the removal of the kidney |
| Nephrotic Syndrome | a collection of symptoms characterized by generalized edema and hypoalbuminemia |
| Oliguria | decreased urinary output |
| Polyarteritis nodosa | disease of the small or medium arteries characterized by imflammation and necrosis that results in diminished blood flow to areas supplied by the affected vessels |
| Scleroderma | pregressive hardening of the skin |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | autoimmune disorder that involves multiple organ sytems |