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Urinary System Terminology And Functions Flashcards

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Nephropathy

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Kidney disease

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Hydronephrosis

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Kidney dilation

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Nephritis

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Kidney inflammation

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Glomerulonephritis

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Nephritis of glomeruli

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Nephroptosis

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Floating kidney

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Pyonepherosis (PYO)

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Suppuration of kidney (pus)

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Polycystic kidney disease

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Genetic disorder; too many kidney cysts

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Renal colic

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Acute kidney pain bc of blockage of kidney bc of kidney stone

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Kidney stones

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Abnormal mineral deposit that formed in the body and is named for the organ/tissue where it’s located

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Anuria

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Absence of urine formation

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Diuresis

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Increased urine output

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Dysuria

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Difficult of painful urination

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Enuresis

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Involuntary urine discharge

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Nocturia

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Frequent and excessive urination at night

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Oliguria

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Scanty (small) urination

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination

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Urinary hesitancy

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Difficulty in starting a urinary stream

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Urinary incontienance

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Inability to control urinary leakage

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Urinalysis

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Examination of urine to see if anything is abnormal

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Bladder ultrasound

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Using a handheld ultrasound transducer to look for stones or bladder elevation

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Urinary catherization

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Insertion of a tube into the bladder to produce a sterile specimen for diagnostic purposes

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Cystocopy

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Visual examination of urinary bladder with endoscope-cystoscope

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Nephrotomography

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CAT scan to examine the kidneys

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Diuretics

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Medication to increase urine to get rid of salt and water excess

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Dialysis

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Procedure to remove waste (urea, creatinine, and excess water) from the blood of someone who has poor functioning kidneys

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Hemodialysis

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Waste is filtered directly from the blood

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Peritoneal dialysis

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Peritoneal cavity lining filters blood waste

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Nepheolysis

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Surgical kidney fleeing of adhesions

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Nephropexy

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Surgical fixation of a floating kidney

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Nephrostomy

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Placement of catheter to maintain opening

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Pyeloplasty

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Surgical repair of ureter and renal pelvis

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Urterectomy

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Surgical removal of ureter

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Ureteroplasty

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Surgical ureter repair

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Ureterscopy

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treatment for stone lodged ureter

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Meatotomy

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Surgical incision in the urethral meatus to enlarge the opening

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Urethropexy

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Surgical fixation of the urethra to nearby tissue

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