Ch. 7 Urinary System Diseases

Question 1

hydronephrosis

Answer 1

obstruction of urine flow

Question 2

glomerulonephritis

Answer 2

inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney

Question 3

interstitial nephritis

Answer 3

inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules

Question 4

nephrolithiasis

Answer 4

kidney stones (renal calculi)

Question 5

nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis)

Answer 5

group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine

Question 6

polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Answer 6

multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney

Question 7

pyelonephritis

Answer 7

inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma

Question 8

renal cell carcinoma (hypernephroma)

Answer 8

cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood

Question 9

renal failure

Answer 9

decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function

Question 10

renal hypertension

Answer 10

high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

Question 11

Wilms tumor

Answer 11

malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in childhood

Question 12

bladder cancer

Answer 12

malignant tumor of the urinary bladder

Question 13

diabetes insipidus (DI)

Answer 13

antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted, or there is a resisitance of the kidney to ADH

Question 14

diabetes mellitus (DM)

Answer 14

insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects