CHAPTER 10 Flashcards
means pertaining to urine or the formation of urine
urinary
urine leaves the kidney by way of the ___.
ureters
when control is removed, urine is expelled through a canal called…
urethra
pertaining to cyst, gallbladder, urinary bladder
cystic
cluster of vessel surrounded by a structure called brownian’s capsule
glomerolus
filtering of the blood
glomerular filtration
selective reabsorption of some substances
tubular reabsorption
secretion of substances into the urine
tubular secretion
physical examination to patients w/ suspected urological disorders
urinalysis
the presence of pus
pyuria
presence of ketones in the urine
ketonuria
UTI
urininary tract infection
is the radiographic study to asses the arterial blood supply to the kidneys.
record produce?
renal angiography
renal angiogram
hernia that protrudes into the vagina
cystocele
condition in w/c there are degenerative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation.
nephrosis
hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys
polycystic kidney disease
tumor found on a mucosal surface, such as the inner lining of the bladder
polyp
malignant neoplasm of the kidney; kidney cancer
renal cell carcinoma
failure of the kidney to perform its essential functions
renal failure
ability of the kidney to perform its functions
renal insufficiency
infection to the urinary tract
urinary tract infection
catheters are passed into the distal ends of the ureters from the bladder and threaded up the ureters into the renal pelves
ureteral catheterization
a tube is inserted on a temporary basis into the renal pelvis when a complete obstruction of the ureter is present
percutaneous nephrostomy
required if the kidneys fail to remove waste membrane from the blood
hemodialysis
an alternative to hemodialysis
peritoneal dialysis
means increasing urination or an agent that causes increased urination
diuretic
surgical removal of the donated kidney
nephrectomy
surgical excision of the bladder
cystectomy
surgical crushing of a stone
lithotripsy
sometimes used when small stone are broken up by ESWL.
nephroscope
surgical attachment of a prolapsed kidney
nephropexy
creation of a new opening into the renal pelvis of the kidney.
nephrostomy, pyelostomy
removal of tissue from the bladder by using a needle inserted through the skin overlying the bladder.
percutaneous bladder biopsy
removal of tissue from the kidney using needle puncture of the skin and tissue overlying kidney
percutaneous renal biopsy
surgical incision of the kidney to remove a stone from the renal pelvis.
pyelolithotomy
surgical repair of ureter.
uretroplasty
