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Urinary System Ch.11 Flashcards

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Abrev. C&S

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Culture and sensitivity

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Abrev. UTI

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Urinary Tract Infection

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Abrev. UA

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Urinalysis

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Abrev. pH

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Symbol for degree of acidity/alkalinity

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Antibiotics

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Treat bacterial infections of the urinary tract

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Potassium supplements

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Replace potassium depletion

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Diuretics

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Promote and increase the excretion of urine

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Hypoproteinemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia are commonly associated with

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Nephrotic syndrome

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What causes enlargement of prostate, urethral structures, and calculi

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Hydronephrosis

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What causes diabetes and hypertension

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End-stage renal disease

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Polycystic kidney disease

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Cyst develops in kidneys, may result in kidney failure

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Interstitial cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibacterial therapy

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Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)

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May result from:

.indigestion of toxic chemicals
.ischemia as result of circulatory collapse, severe HYN, hemorrhage, or dehydration
.hypercalcemia
.oliguria

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Hematuria

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Presence of blood in urine

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Pyuria

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Pus in the urine

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Glycosuria

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Glucose in the urine

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Ketonuria

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Ketone bodies in urine

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Excessive and frequent urination after going to bed

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Nocturia

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Absence of urine production

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Anuria

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Much excretion of urine

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Polyuria

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Scanty (decrease production) of urine

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Oliguria

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Painful or difficult urination

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Dysuria

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Part of the renal tubule where most reabsorption takes place

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Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)

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Filtration

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Occurs in the renal corpuscle and depends on arterial blood pressure

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Reabsorption
Movement of substances from renal tubule into peri tubular capillaries
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Secretion
Movement of substances from peri tubular capillaries into the renal tubule
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Adherent arterioles
Carry blood to the glomerulus
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Peri tubular capillaries
Network of capillaries that surround the renal tubule
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Efferent arterioles
Carries blood from the glomerulus
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Functions of the kidney include
Regulate composition of extracellular fluids/ remove nitrogenous wastes such as urea, uric acid, and creatinine/ secrete hormones (EPO) and calcitriol/ remove excess electrolytes
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Lithotripsy
Crushing of a stone
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Th inflammation of the bladder
Cystitis
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The involuntary discharge of urine
Enuresis
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Incontinence
The involuntarily discharge of urine
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The sensation of the need to void immediately
Urgency
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A mineral salt that carries an electrical charge when in solution
Electrolyte
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The term for abnormally high levels of nitrogenous compounds in blood
Hyperazotemia
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Another term for urination
Micturition
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Fixation of the kidney
Nephropexy
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Py/o -rhea
The flow or discharge of pus
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Dia -lysis
Separation across (a membrane)
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Cyst/o -scope
An instrument for examining the bladder
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Urethr/o -stenosis
Narrowing or structure of the urethra
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Nephr/o lith -iasis
The presence of calculi in the kidneys
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Vesic/o -cele
Hernia of the bladder
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Hypo kal -emia
Abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood
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Ur/o -logy
The branch of medicine concer d with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproduction system
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Hematuria, frequency, dysuria, and abdominal or back pin are signs and symptoms subjective of
Bladder cancer
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The passage of s tube through the skin and into the renal pelvis to drain is called
Nephrostomy
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The abdominal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another is
Fistula
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Dilation of the ureter
Ureterectasis
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Pyelonephritis
Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation if the glomerular membrane in nephrons
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What consists of a tuft of capillaries called the glomerulus and the bowman capsule
Renal corpuscle
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What are the microscopic filtering units of the kidney with part of their structure located in the renal cortex and the renal medulla
Nephrons
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Abrev. BUN
Blood urea nitrogen

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