Chapter 11: Urinary System Flashcards
function
- removes unwanted waste materials + recycles other materials (metabolic wastes, toxins, excess ions, water from the bloodstream leaving the body as urine)
- filters gallons of fluids from the bloodstream every day
nephrology
the study of kidneys
nephrologist
person who studies nephrology
urinalysis
clinical procedure that examines the composition of urine
albuminuria
albumin present in urine
anuria
without urination
azotemia
when kidneys are not working properly
bacteriuria
urinary tract infection because of bacteria
diuresis
temporary, excessive discharge of urine
dysuria
painful urination
glycosuria
abnormal presence of glucose in urine
hematuria
blood in urine
ketonuria
abnormal presence of ketone bodies in the urine
nocturia
need to urinate frequently at night
oliguria
reduced urination
polyuria
urinate too much
proteinuria
protein in urine
pyuria
pus in urine
acute kidney injury (AKI)
failure to produce urine
urethrocytstitis
infection of the urinary bladder and the urethra
cystocele
herniation of urinary bladder
cystolith
stone or calculus in urinary bladder
end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
failure of both kidneys to form urine from any cause
enuresis
involuntary release of urine
nocturnal enuresis
bedwetting
epispadias
congenital defect resulting in the abnormal positioning of the urinary meatus
glomerulonephropathy
any disease of glomeruli
glomerulonephritis / nephritis
inflammation of glomeruli
hydronephrosis
state of waterlike kidney
hypospadias
opposite of epispadias
incontinence
inability to hold in urine