Ch. 10 Urinary System

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Process that eliminates bodily wastes

Substance that causes production of red cells; stimulates erythrocyte production

Final product of protein metabolism and the major nitrogenous waste product in urine

Branch of medicine concerned with the male genital tract and the urinary tracts of both genders

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the urinary system of females and the genitourinary system of males

Pertaining to urine or the formation of urine

The pathway that urine leaves the kidneys

Canal in which urine is expelled

Pertaining to the kidney

Pertaining to the ureter

Pertaining to the urethra

Functional units of the kidneys

Tubular sections; Sections of the kidney where the filtration of wastes, electrolytes, and water is controlled.

Cluster of blood vessels surrounded by Bowman's capsule

Glomerular Filtrations

Initial process in the formation of urine; filtering of the blood

Tubular reabsorption

Secretion of substances into the urine

Tubular Secretion

Secretion of substances into the urine

Part of a physical examination but is particularly useful for patients with suspected urologic disorders

glucose in the urine

protein in the urine

Blood in the urine

Albumin in the urine

Presence of pus in the urine

Presence of ketones in the urine

Diabetes mellitus

Endocrine disorder characterized by glycosuria and hyperglycemia and results from inadequate production or use of insulin

Renal angiography

Radiographic study to assess the arterial blood supply to the kidneys

Renal arteriography

Radiographic study to assess the arterial blood supply to the kidneys

Renal arteriogram

diagnostic study performed by injecting contrast media into a renal artery to visualize the renal blood vessels.

Constriction or narrowing

Nephrotomography

Sectional radiographic examination of the kidneys

Nephrotomograms

images from a nephrotomography; generally been replaced by nephrosonography

Softening of the kidney

Enlargement of one or both kidneys

Nephrosonography

Ultrasonic scanning of the kidneys

Prolapse of a kidney; also called floating kidney

Presence of urinary stones, found in renal pelvis or urinary bladder

Presence of a stone or stones in the urinary bladder

Nephrolithiasis

Condition marked by the presence of kidney stones

kidney stones that are also called renal calculi

Inflammation of the renal pelvis

Inflammation of the kidney; also called Bright disease

Glomerulonephritis

inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney

Intravenous Urography

Radiographic technique for examining the urinary system.

Image produced in urography

formally called Intravenous Urography

image produced in intravenous pyelography

Examination of the urinary bladder

Instrument used in cystoscopy

Visual examination of the urethra

Inflammation of the bladder

painful urination; caused by bacterial infection or a urinary tract obstruction

Excretion of an abnormally large quantity of urine

excretion of an abnormally large quantity of urine

absence of urination

Diminished capacity to form urine or less than 500ml of urine per day

Toxic condition associated with renal insufficiency or renal failure

Bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagia

Condition in which there are degenerative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation

Destructive to kidney tissue

Polycystic kidney disease

Hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys

Tumor found on a mucosal surface

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Malignant neoplasm of the kidney; kidney cancer

Failure of the kidney to perform its essential functions. Acute renal failure (ARF) is a critical situation

Renal Insufficiency

Reduced ability of the kidney to perform its functions

Retrograde Urography

x-ray examination of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of a contrast medium into the renal pelvis

Urinary incontinence

Inability to hold urine in the bladder

Urinary Retention

Inability to empty the bladder

Urinary Tract Infection

an infection of the urinary tract

Voiding Cystourethrogram

Radiographic record of the bladder and urethra

Urethral Catheterization

performed by inserting a tube along the urethra and into the bladder

Ureteral Catheteriztion

Catheters are passed into the distal ends of the ureters from the bladder and threaded up the ureters into the renal pelves

Suprapubic Catheter

catheter inserted through the abdominal wall above the symphysis pubis into the urinary bladder

Percutaneous Nephrostomy

a tube is inserted on a temporary basis into the renal pelvis when a complete obstruction of the ureter is present

Kidney dialysis; dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream

Peritoneal Dialysis

Alternative to hemodialysis; Solution is introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity

Increasing urination or an agent that causes increased urination

Surgical removal of the donated kidney

Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Removal of the kidney through several small incisions in the abdominal wall rather than an open surgical excision

Immunosuppressive Therapy

Administration of agents that significantly interfere with the immune response of the recipient

Transurethral Resection

Small pieces of tissue from a nearby structure are removed through the wall of the urethra

A gland in males that contributes to the seminal fluid

excision of the bladder

New opening of the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.

Crushing of a stone

Instrument used for surgically crushing bladder stones

Pertaining to the outside of the body

instrument used to examine the kidney

visual examination of the kidney

Nephrolithotomy

incision into the kidney for the removal of stones

incision into the kidney

Surgical attachment of a prolapsed kidney

creation of an artificial opening into the kidney

creation of an artificial opening into the renal pelvis

Percutaneous bladder biopsy

removal of tissue from the bladder by using a needle inserted through the skin overlying the bladder; done for diagnostic purposes

Percutaneous Renal Biopsy

Removal of tissue from the kidney using needle puncture of the skin and tissue overlying the kidney

incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone

surgical repair of a ureter

A genetic disorder that occurs in people with two copies of a certain recessive allele; characterized by an excessive secretion of mucus and consequent vulnerability to infection; fatal if untreated.

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