Urinary System - Disease and conditions

Question 1

cystitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the bladder.

Question 2

cystocele

Answer 2

herniation of the bladder through the vaginal wall in females

Question 3

cystolithiasis

Answer 3

Calculi of the urinary bladder; bladder stones

Question 4

diabetes

Answer 4

condition characterized by excessive amounts of urine.

Question 5

diabetes insipidus

Answer 5

A condition caused by inadequate secretion of, or resistance of the kidney to, the action of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).

Question 6

diabetes mellitus

Answer 6

A condition characterized by inadequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin.

Question 7

glomerulonephritis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidney.

Question 8

interstitial cystitis

Answer 8

chronic inflammation of the bladder wall.

Question 9

nephritic syndrome

Answer 9

group of clinical signs and symptoms, present in some disorders, that cause glomerulonephritis, marked by blood and protein in the urine and by edema (swelling) in various parts of the body.

Question 10

nephrolithtiasis

Answer 10

Renal calculi; kidney stones

Question 11

nephrosclerosis

Answer 11

A disease in which the arteriole walls in the kidneys become narrowed and thickened.

Question 12

renal cell carcinoma

Answer 12

cancerous tumor of the kidney that occurs in adulthood; hypernephroma

Question 13

renal failure

Answer 13

Condition in which kidney disease or damage results in impaired filtration of waste products from the blood

Question 14

renal hypertension

Answer 14

High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease.

Question 15

renal ischemia

Answer 15

A condition in which blood flow to the glomerulus severely decreases, resulting in atrophy and scarring of the kidney tissue

Question 16

urinary tract infection

Answer 16

infection that usually originates in the bladder, causing symptoms such as pain or burning with urination; fever; fatigue; urinary urgency; and pain in the lower back.