Spring Quiz 1

Question 1

nephron

Answer 1

filtration unit of the kidney, glomerulus + renal tubule

Question 2

renal

Answer 2

pertaining to the kidney

Question 3

urea

Answer 3

end product of nitrogen metabolism

Question 4

diuretic

Answer 4

agent that increases urine output

Question 5

glomerulonephritis

Answer 5

infection of the glomeruli of the kidney

Question 6

hematuria

Answer 6

blood in the urine

Question 7

nephrectomy

Answer 7

surgical removal of a kidney

Question 8

pyelonephritis

Answer 8

inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

Question 9

nephritis

Answer 9

inflammation of the kidney

Question 10

ARF

Answer 10

acute renal failure

Question 11

CKD

Answer 11

chronic kidney disease

Question 12

ESRD

Answer 12

end stage renal disease

Question 13

oliguria

Answer 13

scanty production of urine

Question 14

anuria

Answer 14

absence of urine production

Question 15

uremia

Answer 15

Urea in blood

Question 16

hemodialysis

Answer 16

an artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water directly from the blood

Question 17

peritoneal dialysis

Answer 17

dialysis solution that is infused into and drained out of your abdominal cavity through a small, flexible, implanted catheter. the dialysis solution extracts wastes and excess fluid from the network of capillaries in the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity.

Question 18

CAPD

Answer 18

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Question 19

calculus

Answer 19

small stone

Question 20

lithotripsy

Answer 20

crushing stones by sound waves

Question 21

nephrolithiasis

Answer 21

presence of the kidney stone

Question 22

enuresis

Answer 22

involuntary bed wetting

Question 23

micturition

Answer 23

act of passing urine

Question 24

void

Answer 24

to evacuate urine or feces

Question 25

proteinuria

Answer 25

presence of protein in urine

Question 26

cystitis

Answer 26

inflammation of the urinary bladder

Question 27

dysuria

Answer 27

difficulty or pain with urination

Question 28

incontinence

Answer 28

inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces

Question 29

UTI

Answer 29

urinary tract infection

Question 30

urinalysis/UA

Answer 30

examination of urine to separate it into its elements and define their kind and/or quantity

Question 31

specific gravity

Answer 31

how dilute or concentrated the urine is

Question 32

glycosuria

Answer 32

presence of glucose in the urine

Question 33

ketone

Answer 33

chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation

Question 34

nitrite

Answer 34

chemical formed in urine by e. coli and other microorgnanisms

Question 35

leukocyte esterase

Answer 35

presence of WBC in urine, which can point to a UTI

Question 36

urine culture

Answer 36

definitive test for a UTI

Question 37

KUB

Answer 37

x-ray of the abdomen that shows the kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Question 38

cystoscopy

Answer 38

the process of using a cytoscope