Urinary System Flashcards
(70 cards)
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Nitrogenous waste
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Product of protein metabolism that includes urea , uric acid, creatine, and ammonia
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Bacteri/o
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Bacteria
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Cyst/o
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Bladder
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Vesic/o
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Bladder
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Gomerul/o
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Glomerulus
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Kal/i
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Potassium
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Lith/o
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Stone, calculus
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Meat/o
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Opening, meatus
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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REN/o
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Kidney
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Noct/o
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Night
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Olig/o
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Scanty
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Py/o
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Pus
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Pyel/o
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Renal pelvis
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Ur/o
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Urine, urinary tract
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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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-genesis
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Forming; origin; producing
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-lasis
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Abnormal condition
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-uria
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Urine
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-dia
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Through; across
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Retro-
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Backward; behind
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Urology
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Branch of medicine, concerned with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproductive system
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Urologist
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Physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of genital urinary disorders
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Nephrologist
Physician who specializes in diseases of the kidney electrolyte, imbalance and renal transplant and dialysis
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the glomerular membrane of the nephron
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Hematuria
Blood in the urine
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Bacteruria
Bacteria in the urine
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Calculi
Stones
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Urolithiasis
When stones form in the urinary tract
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Nephrolithiasis
When stones form in the kidney
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Extracorporal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
Pulverizing the stone using concentrated ultrasound, shockwaves generated from a machine outside the body
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Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
When the tubular portion of the nephron is injured after ingestion of toxic drugs
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Nephrotoxic ATN
Contrast
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Oliguria
Scanty urine production
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Hypercalcemia
Increase blood levels of calcium
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Anuria
Absence of urine production, or output
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Cystocele
Prolapsing or downward displacement of the bladder, due to weakening tissues
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Enuresis
Involuntary discharge of urine
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Fistula
Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface, or from one organ to another
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Hydronephrosis
Abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces of one or both kidneys
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Interstitial cystitis ( IC)
Chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Inherited disease in which sax of fluid called cyst, develop in the kidneys
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Pyelonephristis
Infection of the kidney usually that results of infection that begins in the urethra or bladder, and descends the ureter to the kidneys
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Urgency
Sensation of the need to void immediately
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Urinary tract infection (UTI)
An infection typically of bacterial origin in any part of the urinary tract
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
Disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureter to the bladder
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Wilms tumor
Rapidly developing malignant tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children
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Cystoscopy (cysto)
Examination of the urinary bladder for evidence of pathology to obtain biopsies of tumors or other growth
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Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Test that determines the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea
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Urinalysis (UA)
Urine screen test that includes physical observation, chemical test, and microscopic evaluation
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Intravenous pyelography (IVP)
Imaging of the urinary track after IV injection of a contrast medium
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Voiding cystourethrography
X-ray of the bladder and urethra performed before during an after voiding a contrast
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Kidney transplant
Replacement of a diseased kidney with one that is supplied by a compatible donor
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Nephrostomy
Opening created between the skin and the kidney to drain urine through a tube
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Urethral stent placement
Insertion of a thin, narrow tube into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of urine flow
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Dialysis
Filtering procedure used to remove fluid and waste products from the blood and correct the electrolyte imbalances
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Hemodialysis
Dialysis in which an artificial kidney machine receives waste field blood filters it using a solution called dialysate and then returns to dialysis blood to the patient
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Peritoneal dialysis
Dialysis in which toxic substances are removed from the body by using peritoneal membrane as the filter
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Antibiotics
Treat bacterial infections of the urinary tract
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Diuretics
Promote an increase excretion of urine
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BUN
Blood urea nitrogen 
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Cysto
Cystoscopy
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ESWL
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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IVP
Intravenous pyelogram
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PKD
Polycystic kidney disease
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UA
Urinalysis
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UTI
Urinary tract infection 
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VCUG
Voiding cystourethrography
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VUR
Vesicoureteral reflux
