Ch. 8

Question 1

Renal pelvis

Answer 1

Funnel shaped structure where kidney joins the ureter

Question 2

Pyel(o)

Answer 2

Pertaining to the renal pelvis

Question 3

Vesic(o)

Answer 3

Pertaining to a fluid filled sac, usually the urinary bladder

Question 4

Cyst(o)

Answer 4

Pertaining to fluid filled sac, usually urinary bladder

Question 5

Abdominocystic

Answer 5

Referring to the abdomen and urinary bladder

Question 6

Components of nephron

Answer 6

Glomerulus and Tubules

Question 7

Micturition

Answer 7

Urination, expelling urine from the bladder

Question 8

GFR abbreviation

Answer 8

Glomerular filtration rate, calculated volume of fluid filtered by the glomeruli in each nephron of the kidney

Question 9

KUB abbreviation

Answer 9

Kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Question 10

I&O abbreviation

Answer 10

Intake and output, a 24 hour record to provide info regarding fluid and or electrolyte problems

Question 11

UA abbreviation

Answer 11

Urinalysis

Question 12

Olig(o)

Answer 12

Few, scanty

Question 13

Specific gravity

Answer 13

Density of urine compared with density of water, conc urine has a high specific gravity

Question 14

Ketoacidosis

Answer 14

Accumulation of ketones in body

Question 15

Albumin

Answer 15

Protein typically present in urine

Question 16

Urea

Answer 16

Nitrogen compound final product of protein metabolism

Question 17

Pyuria

Answer 17

Presence of pus in urine

Question 18

Foley catheter

Answer 18

Catheter designed to be left in place for prolonged periods of time, held securely in place by balloon tip filled with sterile liquid after the catheter has been placed in the bladder for continuous drainage

Question 19

Cystometrography

Answer 19

Process of getting info on the amount of pressure exerted on a bladder wall

Question 20

Cystometer

Answer 20

Measures bladder capacity in relation to changing urine pressure

Question 21

Nephrostomy

Answer 21

Surgical formation of an opening in the renal pelvis typically for catheterization

Question 22

Intravenous urography

Answer 22

X ray images of the entire urinary system after urine has been rendered opaque by contrast medium injected intravenously

Question 23

Dysuria

Answer 23

Difficult or painful urination

Question 24

Polyuria

Answer 24

Excretion of abnormally large quantity of urine

Question 25

Oliguria

Answer 25

Diminished urine production

Question 26

Urgency, frequency, hesitency

Answer 26

The sudden onset to urinate, increased frequency in number of urinations, and difficulty beginning the flow of urination

Question 27

Enuresis/incontinence

Answer 27

Inability to control urination

Question 28

Hydronephrosis

Answer 28

Distension of the renal pelvis and kidney by urine that cannot flow past obstruction in ureter

Question 29

Hypospadias

Answer 29

Congenital defect in which urinary meatus is located below usual location

Question 30

Epispadias

Answer 30

Congenital defect in which urinary meatus is above usual location

Question 31

Reterocele

Answer 31

Prolapse or herniation of ureter

Question 32

Ureteropyelonephritis

Answer 32

Inflammation of the ureter, renal pelvis, and kidney

Question 33

Ureterostenosis

Answer 33

Narrowing of ureter

Question 34

Urethrocele

Answer 34

Urethral herniation, prolapse of urethra through urethral opening

Question 35

Lithotrite

Answer 35

Instrument to crush stones in the body

Question 36

Transureteroureterostomy

Answer 36

Surgical connection of one ureter to another

Question 37

Nephropexy

Answer 37

Surgical fixation of the kidney, often to correct nephroptosis

Question 38

BPH abbreviation

Answer 38

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 39

UA abbreviation

Answer 39

Urinalysis