Ch. 6 + 7 Flashcards
(59 cards)
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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Dilation, widening
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-pepsia
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Digestion
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-phagia
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Eating, swallowing
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-ptysis
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Spitting
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-rrhaphy
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Suture
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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Bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhea
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Flow, discharge
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-spasm
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Involuntary contraction of muscles
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-stasis
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Stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
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Narrowing, tightening
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-tresia
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Opening
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CT scan
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Computed tomography -> a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body
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Cali/o, calic/o
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Calyx: cup-shaped
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Pyel/o
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Renal pelvis
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Ren/o
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Kidney
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Trigon/o
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Trigone( region of the bladder)
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Ureter/o
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Ureter
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Urethr/o
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Urethra
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Vesic/o
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Urinary bladder
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Albumin/o
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Albumin
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Azot/o
Nitrogen
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Dips/o
Thirst
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Kal/o
Potassium
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Natr/o
Sodium
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Noct/o
Night
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Olig/o
Scanty
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-poietin
Substance that forms
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Py/o-
Pus
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-tripsy
Crushing
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Ur/o
Urine (urea)
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-uria
Urination; urine condition
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UA -tests that are done
Color, appearance, pH, protein, glucose, specific gravity, ketone bodies, sediment and casts, phenylketonuria, bilirubin
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney.
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Nephrolithiasis
Kidney stones (renal calculi)
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Diabetes insipidus (DI)
ADH is not secreted or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
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Diabetes mellitus
Insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects.
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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Measurement of urea levels in blood
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Hemodialysis (HD)
Uses an artificial kidney machine that receives waste filled blood from the patient's bloodstream, filters it through an artificial porous membrane and returns the dialyzed blood to the patient's body
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-tresia
Opening
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Hemorrhage
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short period.
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Lapar/o
Abdomen
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Barium swallow
A study of the esophagus
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NG -nastrogastric tube
Remove fluid postoperatively and to obtain gastric or intestinal contents for analysis
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BE
barium enema
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EPO -> erythropoietin
Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow
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Meatus
Opening or canal
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Renin
Hormone secreted by kidney; it raises bp by influencing vasoconstriction
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IVP
Intravenous pyelogram -an X-ray test that provides pictures of the kidneys, the bladder, the ureters, and the urethra (urinary tract ). An IVP can show the size, shape, and position of the urinary tract, and it can evaluate the collecting system inside the kidneys
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Diuresis
Increased excretion of urine
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Endodontist
Performs root canal therapy
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CRF
chronic renal failure
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Micturition
Urinating
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Multiple fluid-filled cysts within and on the kidney
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Urethroplasty
Repair of an injury or defect within the walls of the urethra
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Proptosis
Protrusion of the eyeball
