Question | Answer |
Albuminuria | The presence of a abnormal amount of protein in the urine |
Antiseptic | A substance that tends to inhabit the growth and reproduction of microorganisms |
Anuria | Stopping production of urine |
Arteriole | The smallest branch of an artery |
Bacteriuria | The presence of more than 100,000 pathogenic bacteria per milliliter of urine |
Bowman's capsule | The cup shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus |
Turbid | Cloudy |
Cortex | The putter layer of a body organ or structure |
Dialysate | Solution that contains water and electrolytes that passes through the artificial kidney |
Dwell time | The length of time the dialysis solution stays in the peritoneal cavity during peritoneal dialysis |
Dysuria | Painful urination |
Erythropoietin | A hormone synthesized mainly in the kidneys and released into the bloodstream |
First-voided specimen | The first voided specimen of the morning |
Glomerular filtration | Substances that filter out the blood through a thin wall of the glomeruli |
Glomerulus | A ball shaped collection of very tiny, coiled and intertwined capillaries |
Glycosuria | Abnormal amount of glucose in the urine |
Hematuria | Abnormal amount of blood in the urine |
Hilum | Pit in the organ where the vessels and nerves enter |
Ketonuria | Presence of excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine |
Medulla | The most internal part of a structure or organ |
Micturition | The act of eliminating urine from the bladder |
Mid-stream specimen | Peeing and then wiping with a antiseptic, and them the next set is collected |
Nephrolith | Kidney stones |
Nocturia | Urination, mostly at night |
Oliguria | Secretion of a diminished amount of urine in relation to fluid intake |
Peritoneum | Membrane That covers the entire abdominal wall of body |
Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
pH | The acidity of a solution |
Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
Polyuria | Excretion of large amounts of urine |
Pus | A think yellowish liquid produced from infected tissue |
Pyuria | Pus in urine |
Rental pelvis | The central collecting part of the kidney that narrows into the large upper end of the ureter |
Residual urine | Urine that remains in the bladder after urination |
Uremia | Excessice amounts of urea and other waste products in blood |
Urgency | A feeling of the need to void urine immediately |
Urinary incontinence | Inability to control urination |
Ureter | One pair of tubes the carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the urinary bladder, urgency and frequency urination |
Glomerulonephritis | Inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys characterize by proteinuria |
Hydronephrosis | Distension of the pelvis and calyces of the kidneys caused by urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in a ureter |
Polycystic kidney | Hereditary disorder of the kidneys in which grape like fluid filled sacs or cysts, replace normal kidney tissue |
Pyelonephritis | Bacterial infection of the renal palvis of the kidney |
Vesicureteral reflux | Abnormal backflow or urine from the bladder to the ureter resulting from a congenital defect |