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Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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albumin/o

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albumin, protein

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albuminoid

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resembeling albumin

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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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4
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azotemia

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build up of nitrogen in the blood due to kidney failure

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5
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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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6
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bacteriuria

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bacteria in the urine

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cyst/o

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bladder

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8
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cystoscope

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instrument for examining bladder

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vesic/o

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bladder

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vesicocele

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when the bladder herniates into the vaginal wall causing incomplete emptying of the bladder

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11
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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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12
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glomerulopathy

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disease of glomerulus

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kal/i

A

potassium

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14
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kaliuresis

A

condition of potassium in the urine

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15
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keton/o

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ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

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16
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ketonuria

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ketones in the urine

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17
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lith/o

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stone, calus

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18
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lithotripsy

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stone crushing

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meat/o

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opening, meatus

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20
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meatomy

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relieves stenosis of the urethra by enlargening the urethral opening

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21
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-tomy

A

incision

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22
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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23
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nephropexy

A

surgical fixation of a floating or mobile kidney

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24
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ren/o

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kidney

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25
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noct/o

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night

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26
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olig/o

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scanty

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27
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oliguria

A

production of only small amounts of urine

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28
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py/o

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pus

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29
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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30
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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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31
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pyuria

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pus in urine

32
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nocturia

A

having to urinate at nighttime

33
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pyeloplasy

A

surgical repair of renal pelvis

34
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urolith

A

stone in urinary tract

35
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ureter/o

A

ureter

36
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ureterectasis

A

dilation of ureters

37
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urethr/o

A

urethra

38
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urethrostenosis

A

narrowing of urethra

39
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-genesis

A

forming; producing; origin

40
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lithogenesis

A

stone formation

41
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

42
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lithiasis

A

abnormal condition of having a stone

43
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-uria

A

urine

44
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polyuria

A

excretion of a lot of urine (volume)

45
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dia-

A

through; across

46
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dialysis

A

process that uses membrane to separate and remove waste products from blood

47
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retro

A

backward; behind

48
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retroperitoneal

A

behind the peritoneum

49
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anuria

A

absence of urine production

50
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BNO

A

bladder neck obstruction

blockage at the base of the bladder that reduces or prevents urine from passing into the urethra

51
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cystocele

A

prolapsing of the bladder due to weakening of supporting tissues between bladder and vagina

52
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ESRD

A

End Stage Renal Disease

Any type of kidney disease in which there is little or no remaining kidney function; requiring dialysis or kidney transplant for survival

53
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enuresis

A

incontinence

54
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fistula

A

abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another

55
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hydronephorsis

A

abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis caused by pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract

56
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IC

A

Interstitial cystitis

Chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy

57
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nephrotic syndrome

A

loss of large amounts of a plasma protein, usually albumin, though urine b/c increased permeability of the glomerular membrane

58
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neurogenic bladder

A

impairment of bladder control as a result of brain, spinal cord or nerve damage

59
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PKD

A

polycystic kidney disease

inherited disease in which cysts develop in the kidneys

60
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pyelonephritis

A

infection of the kidney, usually as a result of an infection that begins in the urethra or bladder and ascends to the kidneys

61
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VUR:

vesicoureteral reflux

A

disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder, usually as a result of impairment of the valve between the ureter and bladder or obstruction in the ureter

62
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Wilms tumor

A

rapidly developing malignant tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children

63
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electromyography

A

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

64
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cystoscopy

A

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

65
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BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

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

66
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C&S

A

Culture and sensitivity

Determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics

67
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UA

A

urinalysis

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

68
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bladder ultrasound

A

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

69
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IVP

A

Intravenous Pyelography

Imaging of the urinary tract after IV injection of a contrast medium; also called excretory urography

70
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renal nuclear scan

A

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

71
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voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

A

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

72
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nephrostomy

A

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

73
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ureteral stent placement

A

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

74
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Dialysis

A

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

75
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hemodialysis

A

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

76
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peritoneal dialysis

A

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

77
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potassium supplements

A

replace potassium after depletion caused by diuretics

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