Unit 4 - Chapter 9 Flashcards by Tressa Jones

Functions of the urinary system

Remove waste, adjust water, and electrolyte levels, maintain, correct pH

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4 sections of renal tubule in nephron

Proximal convoluted tubule,
distal convoluted tubule,
loop of Henle,
collecting tubule

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Three stages of urine production

Filtration, reabsorption, secretion

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Two other words, meaning urination

Micturition, voiding

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Parts of renal corpuscle

Glomerular capsule, glomerulus

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Azot/o

Nitrogenous waste

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Iatr/o

Physician, medicine, treatment

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Idi/o

Distinctive

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Pyel/o

Renal pelvis

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Ren/o

Kidney

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-lithiasis

Condition of stones

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-meter

Instrument to measure

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-osis

Abnormal condition

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Adjective form of meatus

Meatal

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Adjective form of pyel/o

Pyelitic

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Adjective form of urin/o

Urinary

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Complete lack of urine excretion

Anuria

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Nitrogenous waste in bloodstream

Azotemia

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Stone formed in an organ by accumulation of mineral salt

Calculus

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Abnormal bleeding from urinary bladder

Cystorrhagia

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Increased formation and excretion of urine

Diuresis

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Difficult or painful urination

Dysuria

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Involuntary urination after age at which bladder control should be established.

Enuresis

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Bedwetting at night

Nocturnal enuresis

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Pain caused by kidney stone

Renal colic

Narrowing of passageway in the urinary system

Stricture

Greater than normal occurrence, in urge to urinate

Frequency

Decrease in force of urine stream

Hesitancy

Kidney stone

Nephrolith

Having to urinate a lot at nighttime

Nocturia

Accumulation of waste products/urea (including notrigenous waste) in blood

Uremia

Urethral pain

Urethralgia

Abnormal bleeding from the urethra

Urethrorrhagia

Condition of distention of renal pelvis from urine collecting in the kidney

Hydronephrosis

Condition of calculi in the kidney

Nephrolithiasis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis

Pyelitis

Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney

Pyelonephritis

Malignant kidney tumor found most often in children

Wilms tumor

Protrusion of urinary bladder into wall of the vagina

Cystocele

Inflammation and irritation of the bladder

Interstitial cystitis

Loss of nervous control, leading to urinary retention

Neurogenic bladder

Location of the kidneys

Retroperitoneum

Another name for urinary system

Genitourinary system

Blood test for kidney function by level of nitrogenous waste in the blood

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Test of kidney function by 24 hour comparison of creatinine in urine and blood stream

Creatinine clearance

Used to track a stone, X-ray of Abdomen (without using contrast dye) showing kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Kidneys, ureters, bladder (KUB)

Procedure of lithotripsy

ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy)

Lab test of urine for bacterial infection, Involves growing bacteria on culture medium

Urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)

X-ray procedure using die, to outline bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis

Retrograde pyelography (RP)

Lab test consisting of physical chemical and microscopic examination of urine

Urinalysis (UA)

An x-ray using dye to visualize renal pelvis as dye is removed by kidney

Intravenous pyelography (IVP)

Removal of toxic waste substances from body by placing warm, chemically balanced solutions into peritoneal cavity

Peritoneal dialysis

Use of ultra sound waves from outside body to break up stones

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Use of artificial kidney machine to filter blood

Hemodialysis

To cut into an organ for purpose of removing a stone

Lithotomy

To cut into the kidney in order to remove stones

Nephrolithotomy

Surgical placement of a donor kidney

Renal transplant

BUN

Blood urea nitrogen. Measures kidney function.

IVP

Intravenous pyelogram. X-ray where dye is injected into a vein then x-rays are taken to show renal pelvis as dye is removed by kidney.

BUN

Blood test measuring nitrogenous waste in the blood

Urinalysis. Lab test – physical chemical in microscopic examination of urine

Creatinine clearance

Test of kidney function, comparing creatinine in urine and blood over 24 hours.

Retrograde pyelography. X-ray procedure using dye to outline, bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis.