3rd Quarter Pathology FINAL Flashcards
Specific diseases of the URINARY SYSTEM
- Inflammatory/degenerative
- Genetic/developmental
- Organ failure
adjective form of Uremia
uremic poisoning
the end stage of chronic renal failure, in which the patient dies from excess waste products from the blood.
uremia
uremia is indicated by….
odor of urine
inflammation of the little tuft of capillaries located within the structural and functional unit of the kidneys.
Glomerulonephritis
types of inflammatory/degenerative diseases concerning the urinary system
- Uremia
- Glomerulonephritis
- Pyelonchrities
- Pyelitis
- Hydroncphrosis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Ureteritis
- Cystitis
- Urethritis
inflammation of the structural and functional unit of the kidneys caused by pyogenic or pus forming bacteria in the kidneys.
Pyelonchrities
inflammation of the renal pelvis
pyelitis
the central collection area for urine
renal pelvis
pus forming bacteria
pyogenic
this is a form of Edema…over distention of the renal pelvis, due to obstruction in the ureter
hydronephrosis
funnel like tube
convey urine from kidneys down to the urinary bladder
ureter
the presence or formation of nephroliths
Nephrolithiasis
another name for nephroliths?
kidney stones
find out what this means???????
renal calculi
renal calcus