LOM Ch 7 Vocab Word Scramble
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glomerulohephritis | inflammation of glomeruli within the kidney |
interstitial nephritis | inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules |
nephrolitiasis | kidney stones |
nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis) | group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine |
polycystic kidney disease (PKD) | multiple fluid filled sacs within and on the kidney |
pyelonephritis | inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma |
renal cell carcinom | cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood |
renal failure | kidney decreases excretion fo wastes as a result of impaired filtration function |
renal hypertension | high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease (secondary HTN) |
Wilms tumor | malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood |
diabetes insipidus | antidiuretic hormone is not secred adequately or the kidney is resistant to its effect |
diabetes mellitus | insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body |
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | measurement of urea levels in blood - normally low but increases in kidney failure |
creatinine clearance | measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney - useful indicator of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) |
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