urinary system therapeutic and diagnostic

Question 1

Measures the contraction of muscles that control urination using electrodes placed in the rectum and urethra

Answer 1

electromyography

Question 2

Examination of the urinary bladder for evidence of pathology, to obtain biopsies of tumors or other growths, or to remove polyps

Answer 2

cystoscopy

Question 3

Test that determines the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea, a waste product of protein metabolism

Answer 3

blood urea nitrogen

Question 4

Test that determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics

Answer 4

culture and sensitivity

Question 5

Urine screening test that includes physical observation, chemical tests, and microscopic evaluation

Answer 5

urinalysis

Question 6

A noninvasive painless test that uses high-frequency soundwaves to produce images of the bladder before and after urination to check for urinary retention

Answer 6

bladder ultrasound

Question 7

Imaging of the urinary tract after IV injection of a contrast medium

Answer 7

intravenous pyelography

Question 8

Nuclear imaging test using a radioactive substance (tracer) injected intravenously to produce images of the kidneys

Answer 8

renal nuclear scan

Question 9

X-ray of the bladder and urethra performed before, during, and after voiding using a contrast medium to enhance imaging

Answer 9

voiding cystourethrography

Question 10

Replacement of a diseased kidney with one that is supplied by a compatible donor (usually a family member or a cadaver who has donated the kidney before death)

Answer 10

kidney transplant

Question 11

Opening created between the skin and kidney to drain urine through a tube to a collecting receptacle outside the body when the ureters are unable to do so

Answer 11

nephrostomy

Question 12

Insertion of a thin, narrow tube into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of urine flow from the kidney

Answer 12

ureteral stent placement

Question 13

Filtering procedure used to remove fluid and waste products from the blood and correct for electrolyte imbalances

Answer 13

dialysis

Question 14

Dialysis in which an artificial kidney machine receives waste-filled blood, filters it using a solution called a dialysate, and then returns the dialyzed (clean) blood to the patient’s bloodstream

Answer 14

hemodialysis

Question 15

Dialysis in which toxic substances are removed from the body by using the peritoneal membrane as the filter by perfusing (flushing) the peritoneal cavity with a warm, sterile chemical solution

Answer 15

peritoneal dialysis