Definitions 3 Flashcards
A sudden onset and is characterized by uremia.
Acute renal failure
These cysts that slowly reduce the kidney function, and this eventually leads to kidney failure.
Polycystic Kidney Disease
The term meaning: “narrowing of the urethra”
Urethrostenosis
The surgical repair of the walls of the urethra.
Urethroplasty
A test that shows if a patient has a very high PSA level, that can possibly mean having a prostate cancer.
Prostate-Specific Antigen blood test
A type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine.
Glomerulonephritis
aka “floating kidney”. In which there is a dropping down of the kidney.
Nephroptosis
aka “bed-wetting”. The term meaning: “urinary incontinence (involuntary discharge) of urine during sleep”.
Nocturnal enuresis
The presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood.
Hypoproteinemia
Involves the removal of waste from the blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity.
Peritoneal dialysis
The dilation or distention of a ureter.
Ureterectasis
Inflammation of the urethra.
Urethritis
The abnormal narrowing of the urethra
Urethrostenosis
The surgical incision into the urethra.
Urethrotomy
The distention of the ureter with urine due to a blockage.
Hydroureter
