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Homeostasis

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Is the body’s ability to maintain an equilibrium within its internal environment.

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Urethra

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A tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

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Voiding

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Expelling urine through the urethra (urination)

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Arterioles

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The smallest arteries

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Glomeruli

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Easy arterial in the cortex of the kidney leads into a mass of very tiny, coiled and intertwined smaller blood vessels called…

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Cali/o

Calic/o

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Calyx; cup-shaped

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Meat/o

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Meatus

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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 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 (a protein in blood)

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Kal/o

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Potassium

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Ket/o

Keton/o

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Ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetones)

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Natr/o

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Sodium

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Noct/o
Night
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Olig/o
Scanty, scarcely, hardly any, a meager amount...
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Py/o
Pus
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-tripsy
Crushing
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Ur/o | Urin/o
Urine
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-uria
A urine condition of... (urination)
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney.
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Nephrolithiasis
Kidney stones
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney.
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Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma.
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Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney of ADH. Lack of ADH prevents water from being reabsorbed into the blood through the renal tubules.
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Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects. Without insulin, sugar cannot leave the bloodstream and is not available to body cells for energy.
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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Measurement of urea levels in blood.
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Kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB)
X-rays examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters and bladder.
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Cystoscopy
Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope (Cystoscope).
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Dialysis
Process of separating nitrogenous waster materials from the blood.
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Lithotripsy
Urinary tract stones are crushed.
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Renal angioplasty
Dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries.
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Renal biopsy
Removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination
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Urinary catheterization
Passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder.
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ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
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BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
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Cath
Catheter
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CKD
Chronic kidney disease
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Cl-
Chloride
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Cysto
Cystoscopic examination
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ESRD
End-stage renal disease
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ESWL
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
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K+
Potassium
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KUB
Kidney, ureter and bladder
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Na+
Sodium
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pH
Scale to indicate degree of acidity or alkalinity
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PKU
Phenylketonuria
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UA
Urinalysis
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UTI
Urinary tract infection

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