Quizlet LOM 7 terms

Print Options

This box will be automatically hidden when printing. Return to Set Page


  1. ADH: antidiuretic hormone
  2. ARF: acute renal failure
  3. arteriole: small artery
  4. BILI: bilirubin
  5. bladder cancer: malignant tumor of the urinay bladder
  6. blood urea nitrogen: measurement of urea levels in blood
  7. bowman capsule: enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
  8. BUN: blood urea nitrogen
  9. C&S: culture and sensitivity testing
  10. calix: cup-like collectiong region of the renal pelvis
  11. calyx: cup-like collectiong region of the renal pelvis
  12. CAPD: continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
  13. Cath: catheter, catheterization
  14. catherer: tube for injection or removing fluids
  15. CCPD: continous cycling peritoneal dialysis
  16. CI-: chloride, an electrolyte excreted by the kidney
  17. CKD: chronic kidney disease
  18. cortex: Outer region
  19. creatine clearance: measure of the efficiency of the kidneys in removing creatinine form the blood
  20. creatinine: waste product on muscle metabolism
  21. creatinine clearance: measures the rate in which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney
  22. CRF: chronic renal failure
  23. CT scan: x-ray image showing a detailed cross-sectional view of organs and tissues
  24. cysto: cystoscopic examination
  25. cystoscopy: direct visual examination of urinary bladder with an endoscope (cystoscope)
  26. diabetes insipidus: inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the cation of antidiuretic hormone
  27. diabetes mellitus: inadequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin
  28. dialysis: process of separating nitrogenous wate materials from the bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function
  29. electrolyte: a chemical element that carries an electrical charge when disolved in water
  30. erythropoietin: a hormone setcreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone marrow
  31. ESRD: end-stage renal disease
  32. filtration: passive process where some but not all substances pass through a filter or other material
  33. glomerulonephritis: inglammation of the kidney glomerulus
  34. glomerulus: tine ball capillaries in cortex of kidney
  35. HCO3: bicarbonate, an electrolyte conserved by the kidney
  36. HD: hemodialysis
  37. hemodialysis: uses an artificial kidney machine that receives waste-filled blood from the patients bloodstream, filters it, and returns the dualyzed blood to the patient's body
  38. hilum: depression or hallow in that part of an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
  39. interstital nephritis: inflammation of the renal interstitium
  40. K+: potassium, an electrolyte
  41. kidneys, ureters, and bladder: x-ray examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, uteres, and bladder
  42. KUB: kidenys, uteres, and bladder
  43. lithrotripsy: urinary tract stones are crushed and either removed or passed from the body in urine
  44. magnetic resonaance: a magnetic field and radio waves produce images of the kidney and surrounding structures in all three planes of the body
  45. meatus: one of two bean shaped organs behind the abdominal cavity in either side of the backbone in the lumbar region
  46. medulla: inner region of the kidney
  47. micturition: urination the act of voiding
  48. MR: magnetic resonance
  49. Na+: sodium, an electrolyte
  50. nephrolithiasis: kidney stones
  51. nephron: combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion take place in the kidney
  52. nephrotic syndrome: a group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in the urine
  53. nitrogenous waste: substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine
  54. PD: peritoneal dialysis
  55. PD: pertioneal disease
  56. peritoneal dialysis: uses a peritoneal catheter to introduce fluid into the peritoneal cavity
  57. pH: symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity
  58. PKD: polycycstic kidney disease
  59. PKU: phenylketonuria
  60. polycystic kidney disease: multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney
  61. potassium: An electrolyte important to body processes. The kidney regulates the balance of potassium concentration within the blood
  62. PUL: percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy
  63. pyelonephritis: inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla
  64. radioisotope scan: image of the kidney after injecting into the bloodstream a radioactive substance (radioisotope) that concentrates in the kidney
  65. reabsorption: in this process, the renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
  66. reanl angiography: x-ray examination (without contract) of the vascular system (blood vessels) of the kidney
  67. renal angioplasty: dilation of the narrowed areas in renal arteries
  68. renal artery: blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
  69. renal biopsy: removal of kidney tissur for microscopic examination by a pathologist
  70. renal cell carcinoma: cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
  71. renal failure: failure of the kidney to excrete waste and maintain its filtration function
  72. renal hypertension: high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
  73. renal pelvis: central collection region of the kidney
  74. renal transplantation: surgical transfer of a complete kidney from a donor to a recipient
  75. renal tubule: microscopis tube in the kidney in which urine is formed after filtration
  76. renal vein: blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
  77. renin: a enzymatic hormone synthesized, stored, and secreted by the kidney
  78. retograde pyelogram: x-ray imaging of the kidneys, uteres, and bladder after ink=jection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters
  79. RP: retrograge pyelogram
  80. RP: retrograde pyelogram
  81. sodium: an electrolyte regulated in the blood and urine by the kidneys
  82. sp gr: specific gravity
  83. trigone: triangular area in the urinary bladder in which the uretersenter and the urethra exits
  84. UA: urinalysis
  85. ultrasonography: process of imaging urinary tract structures using jhigh frequency sound waves
  86. urea: major nitrogenous waste products excreted in urine
  87. ureter: tube leading from each kidney to the urinary bladder
  88. urethra: tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
  89. uric acid: a nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
  90. urinalysis: examination of urine to determin the presence of abnormal elements that my indicate varios pathological conditions
  91. urinary bladder: hallow muscular sac that hols and stores urine
  92. urinary catheterization: passage of a flexible, tubular instument through the urethra into the urinary bladder
  93. urination: process of expelling urine
  94. UTI: urinary tract infection
  95. VCUG: voiding cystourethrogram
  96. voiding: emptying of urine for the urinary bladder
  97. voiding cystourethrogram: x-ray record (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while the patient is voiding urine
  98. wilms tumor: malignant tumor of the kidney in childhood