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Ch. 11 Urinary system

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electrolyte   mineral salt of the body that carries an electrical charge, regulates nerve impulses, muscle contraction, hydration and blood pH  
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filtrate   fluid that passes from the blood through the capillary walls of the glomeruli into Bowman capsule  
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nitrogenous waste   product of protein metabolism that includes urea, uric acid, creatine, creatinine, and ammonia  
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peritoneum   serous membrane taht lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers most of the organs in the cavity  
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albumin/o   albumin, protein  
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azot/o   nitrogenous compounds  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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kal/i   potassium  
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keton/o   ketone bodies  
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litho/o   stone, calculus  
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meat/o   opening, meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ren/o   kidney  
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noct/o   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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-genesis   forming; producing; orign  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-uria   urine  
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dia-   through, across  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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cystocele   prolapsing of the bladder due to weakening of the supporting tissues between the bladder and vagina  
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ESRD   end-stage renal disease; little or o remaining kidney function, requiring the patient to undergo dialysis or kidney transplant for survival  
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enuresis   involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence  
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fistula   abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another  
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hydronephrosis   abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and teh calyces of one or both kidneys caused by pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract  
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interstitial cystitis   IC; chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy aka painful bladder syndrome  
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nephrotic syndrome   loss of large amounts of plasma protein, through urine due to an increased permeability of the glomerular membrane  
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neurogenic bladder   impairment of bladder control as a result of brain, spinal cord, or nerve damage  
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polycystic kidney disease   PKD; inherited disease in which cysts develop in the kidneys  
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pyelonephritis   infection of the kidney, usually begins in the urethra or bladder and ascends the ureters to the kidney  
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vesicoureteral reflux   VUR; disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder, usually caused by impairment of the valve between the ureter and bladder or obstruction in the ureter  
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Wilms tumor   malignant tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children; aka nephroblastoma  
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electromyography   EMG; measures the contraction of muscles that control urination using electrodes placed in the rectum and urethra  
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blood urea nitrogen test   BUN; determines the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from urea  
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culture and sensitivity test   C&S; determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics  
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urinalysis   UA; urine screening test that includes physical observation, chemical tests and microscopic evaluation  
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intravenous pyelography   IVP; imaging of the urinary tract after IV injection of a contrast medium. aka excretory urography  
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renal nuclear scan   nuclear imaging test using a readioactive tracer injected intravenously to produce images of the kidneys  
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voiding cystourethrography   VCUG; x-ray of teh bladder and urethra performed before, during, and after voiding using a contrast medium to enhance imaging  
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nephrostomy   opening created between the skin and kidney to drain urine through a tube outside the body when the ureters are unable to do so  
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ureteral stent placement   insertion of a thin, narrow tube into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of urine flow from the kidney  
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