Abreviations and key terms and pathologic terms Flashcards
1
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Acute Renal Failure
A. R. F.
A
ARF
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Benign Prostate hypertrophy/
hyperplasia
B. P. H
A
BPH
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Blood Urea Nitrogen
B. U. N.
A
BUN
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Chronic Kidney Disease
C. K. D.
also called chronic renal failure
A
CKD
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Chronic Renal Failure
C. R. F.
also called chronic kidney disease
A
CRF
6
Q
Digital Rectal Examination
D. R. E.
A
DRE
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Q
Erectile Dysfunction
E. D.
A
ED
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Q
End Stage Renal Disease
E. S. R. D.
A
ESRD
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Glomerular Filtration Rate
G. F. R.
A
GFR
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Q
Human Papilloma Virus
H. P. V.
A
HPV
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Q
Herpes Simplex Virus
H. S. V.
A
HSV
12
Q
Intra Venous Pyelogram
I. V. P.
A
IVP
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Q
Kidney Ureter Bladder
K. U. B.
A
KUB
14
Q
parts Hydrogen(acidity/alkalinity) p. H. (of a substance)
A
pH
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Q
Polycystic Kidney Disease
P. K. D.
A
PKD
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Q
Prostatic Specific Antigen
P. S. A.
A
PSA
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Q
Retrograde Pylogram
R. P.
A
RP
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Q
Sexually Transmitted Disease
S. T. D.
A
STD
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Q
Testicular Self Examination
T. S. E.
A
TSE
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Q
Trans Urethral Reaction of Prostate
T. U. R. P.
A
TURP
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Urin-alysis
U. A.
A
UA
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Urinary Tract Infection
U. T. I.
A
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?
Painful of difficult urination.
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Filtrate?
Mixture of water,electrolytes,urea,and other small molecules first filtered in the glomerus.
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Frequency?
Need for frequent urination.
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Hemodialysis?
Artificial means of removing urea,waste,toxins,and excess fluid from the blood.
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Lithotripsy?
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
Bladder reflex that creates the urge to urinate.
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Oliguria?
Deficiency of urine production.
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Peritoneal dialysis?
Dialysis in which the lining of the peritoneal cavity is used as the dialyzing membrane.
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Renal Colic
Pain that radiates from the flank into the abdomen or groin area.
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Stent?
Device that holds tissue in place and maintains an opening.
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Urgency?
Sudden,nearly uncontrollable need to urinate.
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Urinalysis?
Laboratory analysis of urine.
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Urine culture?
Growth and study of microorganism isolated from a urine specimen.
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Urinary catheterization
Procedure that involves insertion of a sterile drainage tube into the bladder to drain or withdraw urine.
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Vasectomy?
Procedure that involves removal of a segment of the vas deferens to achieve male sterilization.
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Acute renal failure?
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?
Inflammation of the bladder due to bacterial infection;also called bladder infection.
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Balanoposthitis?
Inflammation of the glands penis beneath the foreskin.
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Benign prostatic hypertrophy?
Enlargement of the prostate gland caused by noncancerous cellular proliferation; also called benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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Chronic renal failure?
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?
Organism that cause many diseases, including genital infections in men and woman.
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Cryptorchidism?
Condition in which the theatricals fail to descend into the scrotum.
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Diuresis?
Abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine.
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End-stage renal disease?
Termination of the kidneys' ability to regulate fluid and electrolytes and excrete wastes, ending in death unless transplantation occurs.
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Enuresis?
Involuntary urination during sleep; also called bed wetting.
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Epididymitis?
Inflammation of the epididymis.
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Erectile dysfunction?
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?
Loss of control over bowel function.
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Glomerulonephritis?
Form of nephritis in which the glomeruli are primarily affected.
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Glycosuria?
Glucose in the urine; also called glycosuria?
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Gonorrhea?
Sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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Hepes simplex virus type 2?
Virus that causes repeated eruptions of painful vesicles on the genitals and other mucosal surfaces and on the skin.
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Human papilloma virus?
Genital wart virus that is specific to humans and is common in viral sexually transmitted disease.
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Hydronephrosis?
Stretching of the renal pelvis as a result to obstruction of the urinary flow.
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Interstitial cystitis?
Chronic condition of inflammation of the bladder lining.
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Interstitial nephritis?
Pathologic changes in renal tissue that destroy nephrons and impair kidney function.
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Nephritic syndrome?
Condition marked by increased glomerular permeability to proteins, resulting in massive proteinuria,edema, hypoalbuminem-ia , hyperlipemia, and hypercoagulabity.
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Nephrolithiasis?
Presence of kidney stones.
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Nephropathy?
Disease of the kidneys.
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Nocturia?
Excessive need to urinate at night after going to bed.
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Oliguria?
Deficiency of urine production with an output less than 400 ml/day
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Orchitis?
Inflammation of the testicle, usually caused by bacterial or viral infection; also called orchiditis.
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Overflow incontinence?
Ineffective emptying of the bladder caused by nerve damage or other disorders, leading to urine leakage.
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Phimosis?
Stenosis of the foreskin opening so that it cannot be retracted back over the glans penis.
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Polycystic kidney disease?
Any of several hereditary disorders in which cysts from in the kidneys and other organs,eventually destroying kidney tissue.
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Prostatitis?
Inflammation of the prostate.
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Pyelonephritis?
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?
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?
Type of cyst that develops when the tubes that transport sperm become blocked.
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Stress incontinence?
Involuntary urine leakage with physical stress, such as a cough or sneeze.
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Syphilis?
Multistage infection typically transmitted through sexual contact caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
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Total urinary incontinence?
Continuous and unpredictable loss of urine.
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Uremia?
Accumulation in the blood of metabolic by-products such as urea; also called azotemia.
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Urethritis?
Inflammation of the urethra.
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Urinary retention?
Retention of urine in the bladder due to an inability to urinate.
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Varicocele?
Presence of enlarged varicose veins within the scrotum.
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Wilms tumor?
Rapidly developing cancerous tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children; also called nephroblastoma.
