Question | Answer |
What measures nitrogenous waste in the circulatory system | BUN |
The amount of urine per day produced by the average adult is about | 1.5-2.5 |
Albuminuria is | protein in urine |
What carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder | ureters |
An IVP uses a contrast medium to view what | KUB |
All the calyces in the kidney converge into the | renal pelvis |
The mechanical process of removing toxins when the kidney’s have failed | dialysis |
The functional, microscopic filtration unit of the kidney is the | nephron |
Cystitis is inflammation of the | bladder |
An organic compound found in the urine and derived from the breakdown of protein is | urea |
What means “inflammation of the renal pelvis”? | pyelonephritis |
A renal calculi is a | kidney stone |
What cavity are the kidney’s located in | retroperitoneal |
What is the intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately | urgency |
Blood in the urine | hematuria |
The term for the inability to hold urine is | incontinence |
Pus in the urine | pyuria |
Painful urination | dysuria |
Excessive urination at night | nocturia |
Unable to urinate | urinary retention |
The process of releasing urine is | micturition |
Scant amount of urine production | oliguria |
Involuntary discharge of urine | enuresis |
Glucose in the urine | glucosuria |
No urine production or less than 100 ml per day | anuresis |
Excessive thirst | polydipsia |
Large amount of urine output | polyuria |
Cuplike edges of renal pelvis | calyces |
Herniation of the urinary bladder is a | cystocele |
A hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel, organ, or body cavity is a | catheter |
What is an enzyme that reacts with a blood protein to form a substance that stimulates the adrenal gland to secrete aldosterone | renin |
Removal of a kidney stone is | nephrolithotomy |
The average daily production of urine | 1.5-2.5 |
The triangular area in the bladder between the ureters’ entrance and the urethral outlet is called the | trigone |
The normal PH of urine | 5.0-7.0 |
The area that collects urine in the kidney is the | renal pelvis |
What is the term for the process of crushing stones | lithotripsy |
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body is the | urethra |
The metabolic disease caused by an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and characterized by hyperglycemia, glycosuria, water and electrolyte loss, ketoacidosis, and possible eventual coma is | diabetes |
The condition of increased formation and excretion of urine is | diuresis |
Inflammation of the renal pelvis | pyelonephritis |
When urine flows the bladder back into the ureters this is known as | urinary re-flux |
What type of doctors treats diseases and disorders of the urinary system | urologist |
CRF | chronic renal failure |
ARF | acute renal failure |
KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
CBC | complete blood count |
POL | physicians office laboratory |
Hct | hematocrit |
CK | creatin kinase |
Na | sodium |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
O2 | oxygen |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
BS | blood sugar |
azot/o | nitrogen |
glyc/o | sugar |
kal/i | potassium |
natr/o | sodium |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
cyst/o | bladder |
lith/o | stone |
di-, dia | through, complete |
dys- | painful, difficult |
en | in |
extra | outside |
hyper | excessive |
intra | within |
olig | scanty |
poly | excessive, profuse |
re | back |
retro | back, behind |