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Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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nephr/o

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kidney

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ren/o

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kidney

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3
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kidney

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remove waste from blood

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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5
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renal pelvis

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collects urine and passes to ureter

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ureter/o

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ureter

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7
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ureter

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carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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8
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cyst/o

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bladder

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vesic/o

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bladder

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10
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bladder

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hollow organ that holds urine

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urethr/o

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urethra

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12
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urethra

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passes urine from the bladder to the outside to the body

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13
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urin/o

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urine

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14
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ur/o

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urine

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15
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-uria

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urine

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16
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urine

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liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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17
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albumin/o

A

albumin

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18
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albumin

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type of protein

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19
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glyc/o

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sugar

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glycos/o

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sugar

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21
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lith/o

A

stones

22
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stones

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form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

23
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calculus

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refer to stones

24
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calculi

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refer to stones

25
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urea

A

waste product

26
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UA , ua

A

urinalysis

27
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KUB

A

kidneys, ureter, bladder

28
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IVP

A

intravenous pyelogram

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intravenous pyelogram

A

special x-ray exam of the kidney, bladder, and ureters

30
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cath

A

catheter

31
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catheter

A

flexible tube that is inserted into the bladder so urine can drain

32
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ARF

A

acute renal failure

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CRF

A

chronic renal failure (less kidney function)

34
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection (bacteria infection of the bladder)

35
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen (test done to test kidney function)

36
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micturition

A

urinating

37
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voiding

A

urinating

38
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incontinence

A

involuntary urination

39
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enuresis

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involuntary urination

40
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olig/o

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scanty, few, very little

41
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cystolithotomy

A

surgical incision to remove stone from bladder

42
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noct/i

A

night

43
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uremia

A

blood in the urine

44
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-ptosis

A

drooping, sagging

45
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

46
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

47
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-rraphy

A

stitching

48
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-lysis

A

breaking down

49
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diuretic

A

agent that increases the amount of urine

50
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sepsis

A

an infectoin that spreads through the blood stream

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