Unit 6 Urinary System

Question 1

a benign kidney tumor; usually asymptomatic and not life-threatening

Answer 1

renal adenoma

Question 2

abnormal, involuntary holding of urine in the bladder

Answer 2

urinary retention

Question 3

absence of urine production

Answer 3

anuria

Question 4

blood in the urine

Answer 4

hematuria

Question 5

buildup of urea in the blood

Answer 5

azotemia

Question 6

can occur with no history of kidney disease and presents as kidney failure

Answer 6

chronic glomerulonephritis

Question 7

cannot get to the toilet in time due to a disease that makes moving difficult

Answer 7

functional incontinence

Question 8

childhood malignant kidney tumor, also known as Wilms tumor

Answer 8

nephroblastoma

Question 9

dilation of pelvis and calyces of a kidney

Answer 9

hydronephrosis

Question 10

excessive urination at night

Answer 10

nocturia

Question 11

excessive urine production

Answer 11

polyuria

Question 12

gradual loss of renal function; sign/symptoms may not appear until kidney function is <25%

Answer 12

chronic renal failure (CRF)/chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Question 13

high blood pressure

Answer 13

hypertension

Question 14

infection/inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney tissue

Answer 14

pyelonephritis

Question 15

infection/inflammation of the urethra

Answer 15

urethritis

Question 16

infection/inflammation of the urinary bladder

Answer 16

cystitis

Question 17

inflammation of the glomerulus; can develop rapidly after a strep throat infection

Answer 17

acute glomerulonephritis

Question 18

inflammation of the renal pelvis due to bacterial infection

Answer 18

pyelitis

Question 19

inflammation of the spaces between the renal tubules

Answer 19

interstitial nephritis

Question 20

inherited disease where large, fluid-filled cysts grow within the kidneys

Answer 20

polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Question 21

kidneys are functioning at <10% and either dialysis or a kidney transplant is needed

Answer 21

end-stage renal disease (ESRD)

Question 22

kidneys suddenly stop filtering waste products from the blood

Answer 22

acute renal failure (ARF)

Question 23

large amounts of protein leaking out into the urine

Answer 23

nephrotic syndrome

Question 24

need to urinate comes on too fast for you to get to the toilet

Answer 24

urge incontinence

Question 25

presence of glucose in urine

Answer 25

glycosuria

Question 26

presence of protein in urine

Answer 26

proteinuria

Question 27

presence of renal calculi

Answer 27

nephrolithiasis

Question 28

scanty production of urine

Answer 28

oliguria

Question 29

small amounts of urine leak from a bladder that is always full because you cannot empty it

Answer 29

overflow incontience

Question 30

the most common form of kidney cancer; develops in the lining of the renal tubules

Answer 30

renal cell carcinoma

Question 31

urine leaks because of sudden pressure on the lower stomach muscles

Answer 31

stress incontinence

Question 32

most common type of bladder cancer, arising in the transitional cells of the lining of the bladder

Answer 32

transistional cell carcinoma

Question 33

difficulty urinating

Answer 33

pyuria