Chapter 11

Question 1

Albuminuria

Answer 1

indicates the presence of serum protein in the urine

Question 2

Antidiuretic

Answer 2

pertaining to a medication that decreases urine and production secretion

Question 3

Anuria

Answer 3

without formation of urine/ lack of urine production

Question 4

BUN

Answer 4

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 5

Calculus

Answer 5

Pebble

Question 6

Cystectomy

Answer 6

surgical excision of the bladder or part of the bladder

Question 7

Cystitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the bladder

Question 8

Cystocele

Answer 8

hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina

Question 9

Cystogram

Answer 9

an x-ray record of the bladder

Question 10

Cystolith

Answer 10

A bladder stone

Question 11

Cystoscope

Answer 11

medical instrument used for visual examination of the bladder

Question 12

Diuresis

Answer 12

pathological condition of increased or excessive flow of urine

Question 13

Diuretic

Answer 13

helps your body rid of water and salts

Question 14

Dysuria

Answer 14

painful urination; difficulty urinating

Question 15

Edema

Answer 15

pathological condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid

Question 16

Enuresis

Answer 16

condition of involuntary emission of urine; bedwetting

Question 17

Glomerulonephritis

Answer 17

inflammation of the kidney primarily the glomeruli

Question 18

Glycosuria

Answer 18

presence of glucose in the urine

Question 19

Hematuria

Answer 19

presence of red blood cells in the urine

Question 20

Hydronephrosis

Answer 20

pathological condition in which the urine collects in the renal pelvis because of an obstructed outflow

Question 21

Hypercalciuria

Answer 21

excessive amounts of calcium in the urine

Question 22

Interstitial cystitis

Answer 22

chronically irritable and painful urination of the bladder wall

Question 23

Ketonuria

Answer 23

presence of ketones in the urine results from breakdown of fats due to faulty or inadequate carbohydrate metabolism

Question 24

KUB

Answer 24

Kidneys, ureters, bladder

Question 25

Lithotripsy

Answer 25

Crushing of a kidney stone

Question 26

Meatus

Answer 26

opening or passage; the external opening of the urethra

Question 27

Nephrectomy

Answer 27

surgical excision of the kidney

Question 28

Nephritis

Answer 28

inflammation of the kidney

Question 29

Nephrolithiasis

Answer 29

commonly called kidney stones

Question 30

Nephroma

Answer 30

kidney tumor

Question 31

Oliguria

Answer 31

scanty, decreased amount of urine

Question 32

Polyuria

Answer 32

frequent urination

Question 33

Proteinuria

Answer 33

presence of protein in the urine

Question 34

Pyelitis

Answer 34

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 35

Pyelonephritis

Answer 35

inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

Question 36

Pyuria

Answer 36

pus or white blood cells in the urine

Question 37

Renal colic

Answer 37

type of pain you get when your urinary stones block part of your urinary tract

Question 38

Retrograde pyelography

Answer 38

x-ray recording of your ureters, kidneys, and bladder following the injection of a contrast medium backward through a urinary catheter into the ureters and the calyces of the pelvis of the kidneys

Question 39

Ultrasonography

Answer 39

use of high frequency sound waves to visualize tissues and organs in the body

Question 40

Uremia

Answer 40

excess of urea, creatinine and other nitrogenous end products of protein and amino acid metabolism accumulated in the blood

Question 41

Ureteroplasty

Answer 41

surgical repair of the ureter

Question 42

Ureterostomy

Answer 42

surgical creation of a new opening into the ureter to provide an alternate route for the drainage of urine

Question 43

Urethroperineal

Answer 43

pertaining to the urethra and perineum

Question 44

Urochrome

Answer 44

pigment that gives urine the normal yellow color

Question 45

Void

Answer 45

the release of urine