SC 2110 Chp 7 Word Scramble
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ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone—vasopressin |
AKI | acute kidney (renal) injury |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
CKD | chronic kidney disease—a condition during which serum creatinine and BUN levels rise, which may result in impairment of all body systems |
C1- | chloride—an electrolyte excreted by the kidney |
CrC1 | creatinine clearance |
CRF | chronic renal failure—progressive loss of kidney function |
C&S | culture and sensitivity testing—to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient ’ s urine specimen |
CYSTO | cystoscopic examination |
eGFR | estimated glomerular filtration rate |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
HCO3 | bicarbonate—an electrolyte conserved by the kidney |
HD | hemodialysis |
IC | interstitial cystitis—chronic inflammation of the bladder wall; not caused by bacterial infection and not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
K+ | potassium—an electrolyte |
KUB | kidney, ureter, and bladder |
Na+ | sodium—an electrolyte |
PD | peritoneal dialysis |
Ph | potential hydrogen; scale to indicate degree of acidity or alkalinity |
PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
PUL | percutaneous ultrasound lithotripsy |
RP | retrograde pyelography |
sp gr | specific gravity |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
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