Med. Term. Abbreviations (Chapt:7)
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anakangela on June 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 IC | interstitial cystitis -chronic bladder wall inflammation; not due to bacteria and not responsive to antibiotics |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram -inject contrast through catheter into the ureters from bladder before taking images |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram -bladder is filled w/ contrast medium and x-ray taken of bladder & urethra as pt. voids |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram -inject contrast into kidneys to detect renal tumors |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CRCL | creatinine clearance (also seen as CrCl or CLcr) |
| cysto | cystoscopic examination |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder (AKA: urography) -demonstrates the kidney in relation to other organs in the abdominopelvic region |
| ESWL | Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy -shock wave is admin. from outside the body to crush stones |
| CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
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