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