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Abreviations and key terms and pathologic terms Flashcards

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Acute Renal Failure

A. R. F.

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ARF

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Benign Prostate hypertrophy/
hyperplasia
B. P. H

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BPH

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Blood Urea Nitrogen

B. U. N.

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BUN

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Chronic Kidney Disease
C. K. D.
also called chronic renal failure

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CKD

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Chronic Renal Failure
C. R. F.
also called chronic kidney disease

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CRF

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Digital Rectal Examination

D. R. E.

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DRE

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Erectile Dysfunction

E. D.

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ED

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End Stage Renal Disease

E. S. R. D.

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ESRD

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Glomerular Filtration Rate

G. F. R.

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GFR

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Human Papilloma Virus

H. P. V.

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HPV

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Herpes Simplex Virus

H. S. V.

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HSV

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Intra Venous Pyelogram

I. V. P.

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IVP

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Kidney Ureter Bladder

K. U. B.

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KUB

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parts Hydrogen(acidity/alkalinity)
p.       H.              (of a substance)
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pH

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

P. K. D.

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PKD

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Prostatic Specific Antigen

P. S. A.

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PSA

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Retrograde Pylogram

R. P.

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RP

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Sexually Transmitted Disease

S. T. D.

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STD

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Testicular Self Examination

T. S. E.

A

TSE

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Trans Urethral Reaction of Prostate

T. U. R. P.

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TURP

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Urin-alysis

U. A.

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UA

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Urinary Tract Infection

U. T. I.

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UTI

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Anuria?

A

Absence of urine production.

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Cytoscopy?

A

Visual examination of the bladder.

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Dysuria?

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Painful of difficult urination.

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Filtrate?

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Mixture of water,electrolytes,urea,and other small molecules first filtered in the glomerus.

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Frequency?

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Need for frequent urination.

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Hemodialysis?

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Artificial means of removing urea,waste,toxins,and excess fluid from the blood.

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Lithotripsy?

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Treatment that uses shock or sound waves to crush stones in the kidneys or urinary tract.

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Micturition Reflex

I got to Pee feeling

A

Bladder reflex that creates the urge to urinate.

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Oliguria?

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Deficiency of urine production.

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Peritoneal dialysis?

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Dialysis in which the lining of the peritoneal cavity is used as the dialyzing membrane.

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Renal Colic

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Pain that radiates from the flank into the abdomen or groin area.

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Stent?

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Device that holds tissue in place and maintains an opening.

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Urgency?

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Sudden,nearly uncontrollable need to urinate.

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Urinalysis?

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Laboratory analysis of urine.

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Urine culture?

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Growth and study of microorganism isolated from a urine specimen.

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Urinary catheterization

A

Procedure that involves insertion of a sterile drainage tube into the bladder to drain or withdraw urine.

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Vasectomy?

A

Procedure that involves removal of a segment of the vas deferens to achieve male sterilization.

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Acute renal failure?

A

Sharp rise in the serum creatinine level of 25% or more that may last days or weeks or develop into chronic renal failure.

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Bacterial cystitis?

A

Inflammation of the bladder due to bacterial infection;also called bladder infection.

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Balanoposthitis?

A

Inflammation of the glands penis beneath the foreskin.

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy?

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Enlargement of the prostate gland caused by noncancerous cellular proliferation; also called benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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Chronic renal failure?

A

Progressive loss of kidney’s effectiveness in excreting waste products and regulating fluid and electrolytes; also called chronic kidney disease.

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Chlamydia trachomatis?

A

Organism that cause many diseases, including genital infections in men and woman.

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Cryptorchidism?

A

Condition in which the theatricals fail to descend into the scrotum.

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Diuresis?

A

Abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine.

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End-stage renal disease?

A

Termination of the kidneys’ ability to regulate fluid and electrolytes and excrete wastes, ending in death unless transplantation occurs.

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Enuresis?

A

Involuntary urination during sleep; also called bed wetting.

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Epididymitis?

A

Inflammation of the epididymis.

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Erectile dysfunction?

A

Inability of a man to attain an erection adequate enough to achieve a satisfactory sexual experience; also called impotence.

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Fecal Incontinence?

A

Loss of control over bowel function.

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Glomerulonephritis?

A

Form of nephritis in which the glomeruli are primarily affected.

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Glycosuria?

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Glucose in the urine; also called glycosuria?

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Gonorrhea?

A

Sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

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Hepes simplex virus type 2?

A

Virus that causes repeated eruptions of painful vesicles on the genitals and other mucosal surfaces and on the skin.

57
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Human papilloma virus?

A

Genital wart virus that is specific to humans and is common in viral sexually transmitted disease.

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Hydronephrosis?

A

Stretching of the renal pelvis as a result to obstruction of the urinary flow.

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Interstitial cystitis?

A

Chronic condition of inflammation of the bladder lining.

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Interstitial nephritis?

A

Pathologic changes in renal tissue that destroy nephrons and impair kidney function.

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Nephritic syndrome?

A

Condition marked by increased glomerular permeability to proteins, resulting in massive proteinuria,edema, hypoalbuminem-ia , hyperlipemia, and hypercoagulabity.

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Nephrolithiasis?

A

Presence of kidney stones.

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Nephropathy?

A

Disease of the kidneys.

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Nocturia?

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Excessive need to urinate at night after going to bed.

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Oliguria?

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Deficiency of urine production with an output less than 400 ml/day

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Orchitis?

A

Inflammation of the testicle, usually caused by bacterial or viral infection; also called orchiditis.

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Overflow incontinence?

A

Ineffective emptying of the bladder caused by nerve damage or other disorders, leading to urine leakage.

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Phimosis?

A

Stenosis of the foreskin opening so that it cannot be retracted back over the glans penis.

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Polycystic kidney disease?

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Any of several hereditary disorders in which cysts from in the kidneys and other organs,eventually destroying kidney tissue.

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Prostatitis?

A

Inflammation of the prostate.

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Pyelonephritis?

A

Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis, usually due to bacterial infection that has ascended from the urinary bladder.

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Sexually transmitted diseases?

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Any disease that may be acquired as a result of sexual intercourse or other intimate contact with an infected individual; also called venereal disease.

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Spermatocele?

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Type of cyst that develops when the tubes that transport sperm become blocked.

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Stress incontinence?

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Involuntary urine leakage with physical stress, such as a cough or sneeze.

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Syphilis?

A

Multistage infection typically transmitted through sexual contact caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

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Total urinary incontinence?

A

Continuous and unpredictable loss of urine.

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Uremia?

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Accumulation in the blood of metabolic by-products such as urea; also called azotemia.

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Urethritis?

A

Inflammation of the urethra.

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Urinary retention?

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Retention of urine in the bladder due to an inability to urinate.

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Varicocele?

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Presence of enlarged varicose veins within the scrotum.

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Wilms tumor?

A

Rapidly developing cancerous tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children; also called nephroblastoma.

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