Ch 7 Medical Conditions

Question 1

glomerul/o nephr/itis

Answer 1

inflammation of the glomerulus in the kidney

Question 2

nephr/osis (nephrotic syndrome)

Answer 2

abnormal condition of kidney

Question 3

hydr/o/nephr/osis

Answer 3

caused by obstruction in proximal part of ureter

Question 4

hydr/o/ureter

Answer 4

caused by stone in distal part of ureter

Question 5

poly/cyst/ic kidney

Answer 5

multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidneys

Question 6

pyel/o/nephr/itis

Answer 6

inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma

Question 7

hyper/nephr/oma

Answer 7

cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood

Question 8

renal hypertension

Answer 8

high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

Question 9

wilms tumor (nephr/o/blast/oma)

Answer 9

malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood

Question 10

bladder cancer

Answer 10

malignant tumor of the urinary bladder

Question 11

BUM (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

Answer 11

urea is excreted in the urine; when kidney is diseased or fails, it accumulates in the blood (uremia or azotemia)

Question 12

creatinine clearance

Answer 12

measurement of rate creatinine is cleared from blood by kidney

Question 13

CT Urography

Answer 13

x-ray images obtained using computed tomography

Question 14

KUB (kidney, ureters, and bladder)

Answer 14

x-ray of kidney, ureter, and bladder (no contrast)

Question 15

ren/al angi/o/graphy

Answer 15

x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidney

Question 16

retr/o/grade pyel/o/gram

Answer 16

x-ray image of the renal pelvis and ureters after injection of dye through urinary catheter into ureter from bladder

Question 17

ultra/son/o/graphy

Answer 17

imaging of urinary track structures using high frequency sound waves.

Question 18

cyst/o/scopy

Answer 18

visualization of urethra and urinary bladder with an instrument called cystoscope

Question 19

hem/o/dia/lysis

Answer 19

machine that receives waste-filled blood, filtering it through a porous membrane (dialyzer) and returns dialyzed blood to patient’s body. A fistula is created to provide access.

Question 20

periton/eal dia/lysis

Answer 20

catheter is used to introduce fluid into the peritoneal cavity. Waster material passes out of the bloodstream and into the fluid. Fluid is then removed by catheter.

Question 21

lith/o/tripsy

Answer 21

crushing of stones

Question 22

ren/al angi/o/graphy

Answer 22

dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries

Question 23

ren/al bi/opsy

Answer 23

removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination

Question 24

ren/al transplant

Answer 24

surgical transfer of a kidney from donor to a recipient

Question 25

urinary catheterization

Answer 25

passage of a flexible, tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder