Urinary Elimination Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Anuria | The absence of urine |
Dysuria | Painful or difficult urination. |
Frequency | The need to urinate at short intervals. |
Hematuria | Blood in the urine. |
Oliguria | Urine output less than 400 ml in 24 hours. |
Nocturia | Frequent urination after going to bed. |
Polyuria | Excessive urination. |
Proteinuria | The presence of protein. |
Pyuria | Pus in the urine. |
Urgency | A sudden and almost uncontrollable need to urinate. |
Acute renal failure | An acute rise in the serum creatinine level of 25% or more. May be cause by inadequate blood flow or injury to kidney. |
End-stage renal disese | A permanent rise in the serum creatinine level associated with loos of kidney function that must be treated with dialysis. |
Nephropathy | Disease of the kidney. |
Nephrotoxic | A substance that damages kidney tissue. Such as antibiotics, NSAIDs, lead and contrast media. |
Enuresis | Lack of control of urination especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence. |
Renal calculi | Kidney Stones |
Micturition | The act of passing urine. |
Neobladder | An operation which is performed in patients who have their bladder removed because of bladder cancer and a new bladder is made with a part of intestine. |
Neurogenic bladder | Urinary problem in which the bladder does not empty properly due to a neurological condition. |
Post-void residual volume | The amount of residual urine in the bladder after a voluntary void. |
Specific gravity | An indicator of urine concentration, can be measured with a reagent strip. A measure of dissolved solutes in a solution. |
Ileal conduit | A small piece of ileum is removed with blood and nerve supply. One end of the segment is closed and then placed on abdominal way to make a stoma. The result is a small pouch into which the ureters are implanted. Urine drains from stoma. |
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