Chapter 9 Urinary System- Diagnostic

Question 1

Urine sample obtained after cleaning off urinary opening and catch in or collecting a urine sample in bloodstream to minimize contamination from genitalia

Answer 1

Clean catch specimen (CC)

Question 2

Test of kidney function. Creatinine is a waste product cleared from bloodstream.Urine is collected for 24 hours, amount of c collected in urine is compared to the amount of c in that remains in bloodstream

Answer 2

Creatinine clearance

Question 3

Lab test consisting of the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine

Answer 3

Urinalysis (UA)

Question 4

Lab test of urine for bacterial infection. Attempt to grow bacteria on a culture medium in order to identify it and determine which antibiotics it is sensitive to

Answer 4

Urine culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Question 5

Instrument to measure the specific gravity of urine; part of a urinalysis

Answer 5

Urinometer

Question 6

X-ray record of urinary bladder

Answer 6

Cystogram

Question 7

Process of instilling a contrast material or dye into the bladder by catheter to visualize the urinary bladder on x-ray

Answer 7

Cystography

Question 8

Injecting dye into the bloodstream and then taking an x-ray to trace the action of the kidney as it secretes dye

Answer 8

Excretory urography (EU)

Question 9

Diagnostic x-ray procedure in which dye is injected into a vein and then x-rays are taken to visualize the renal pelvis as the dye is removed by kidneys

Answer 9

Intravenous pyelography (IVP)

Question 10

X-ray taken of the abdomen demonstrating kidneys, ureters, and bladder w/o using any contrast dye. Flatplate abdomen

Answer 10

Kidneys, ureters, bladder (KUB)

Question 11

X-ray record of kidney

Answer 11

Nephrogram

Question 12

X-ray record of renal pelvis

Answer 12

Pyelogram

Question 13

Diagnostic x-ray procedure in which dye is inserted through the urethra to outline the bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis

Answer 13

Retrograde pyelography (RP)

Question 14

X-ray taken to visualize the urethra while the patient is voiding after a contrast dye has been placed in the bladder

Answer 14

Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

Question 15

Instrument used to visually examine the inside of urinary bladder

Answer 15

Cystoscope

Question 16

Visual examination of urinary bladder using an instrument called a cystoscope

Answer 16

Cystoscopy

Question 17

Instrument used to visually examine the inside of the urethra

Answer 17

Urethroscope

Question 18

Blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste (urea) that is in the blood

Answer 18

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)