Chapter 9 Flashcards
Medical term
____ is an acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blocking during the passage of a nephrolith.
renal colic
Each nephron contains a cluster of capillaries called a ____.
glomerulus
which term is also known as ischuria?
urinary retention
Which term is also known as a urinary ileostomy?
ileal conduit
Which type of incontinence usually occurs in older men with enlarged prostates?
overflow incontinence
Which term refers to behavioral therapy in which the patient learns to urinate o a schedule?
bladder retraining
Which term refers to the examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements?
Urinalysis
____ is difficulty in starting a urinary stream.
urinary hesitancy
The elevation of the blood urea nitrogen caused by the lack of blood flow to each kidney is called ______.
azotemia
which term describes the outer region of the kidney?
renal cortex
Urine drains from the ureters into the bladder through the ____.
ureteral orifices
The ______ returns filtered bloodstream after passing through the glomerulus.
renal vein
Also known as nephrorrhaphy, a ____ is the surgical fixation of a floating kidney.
nephropexy
Which term refers to treatment for a nephrolith lodged in the ureter?
ureteroscopy
A _____ is a surgical incision made to enlarge the opening of the urethral meatus.
meatotomy
The term _____ describes difficult or painful urination.
dysuria
Which is a type of medication administered to increase urine secretion?
Diuretics
Which term refers to a radiographic examination of the bladder after a contrast medium i instilled via a urethral catheter?
cystography
The procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function is known as _____.
Dialysis
The medical term meaning scanty urination is ______.
Oliguria
A/An ______ is a stone located in the ureter.
ureterolith
The medical term ______ means bleeding from the urethra.
urethrorrhagia
A/An ______ is the placement of a catheter to maintain an opening between the pelvis of a kidney and the exterior of the body.
nephrostomy
Benign _____ is an abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland that most often occurs in men older that age 50.
prostatic hyperplasia
A/An _____ is a surgical incision into the urethra for relief of a stricture
urethrotomy
nephrons
functional units of each kidney
nephrolith
kidney stone
nephrolysis
freeing a kidney from adhesions
nephroptosis
prolapse of a kidney
nephropyosis
pus from the kidney
cystitis
inflammation of the blader
cystocele
bladder hernia through the vaginal wall
cystolith
a stone in the urinary bladder
cystopexy
surgical fixation of the bladder
cystoscopy
direct visual examination of the bladder
pyel/o
renal pelvis
-tripsy
to crush
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
hydroureter
swelling of a ureter urine that cannot flow
ureterctasis
distention of a ureter
