Finals | Urinary System Flashcards
REN/O
Kidney
VESIC/O
UB
KETON/O
Ketone bodies
UR/O
Urine
-URIA
abnormal urine
Occurs when the kidneys aren’t producing urine.
Anuria/ Anuresis
An inflammation of the bladder. In most cases, the cause is UTI.
Cystitis
Bulging or dropping of the bladder into the vagina.
Cystocele
Cystocele AKA
“prolapsed or dropped
bladder”
Stone in the urinary bladder.
Cystolith
Kidneys filter too much
bodily fluid.
Diuresis
Dysuria- a symptom of (1), (2), or (3) when urinating. It is more common in (4)
- pain
- discomfort
- burning
- women
Last stage (stage 5) of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
ESRD as last stage of CKD means that kidneys are only functioning at — percent of their normal capacity.
10 to 15
ESRD aka
End-stage renal failure
ESRD makes use of what procedure to check for the function of kidney? It is used when pt will undergo CM exam
Glomeluar Filtration Rate (GFR)
Disorders of the kidneys, bladder, or ureter and/or poor control of the muscles that control the release of urine
Enuresis
Enuresis aka
Bed wetting /Involuntary urination
Enuresis is normal for?
Children and geriatrics
Inflammation of the tiny filters in your kidneys
Glomerulonephritis
When a kidney swells due to urine failing to properly drain from the kidney to the bladder. This swelling most commonly affects only one kidney, but it can involve both kidneys.
Hydronephrosis
Hydronephrosis (1) of the renal collecting system of one or both kidneys due to (2)
- dilation and distention
- obstruction of urine outflow distal to the renal pelvis
Stone in the kidney
Nephrolithiasis
Tumor of the kidney cortex
Nephroma
A disease of the kidneys caused by damage to the small blood vessels or to the units in the kidneys that clean the blood.
Nephropathy
Hardening of the walls of the small arteries and arterioles of the kidney.
Nephrosclerosis
Nephrosclerosis is caused by —
hypertension (high blood pressure).
Appearance of the cortical surface in benign nephrosclerosis
Fine, leathery, granularity of cortical surface
Tiny canals that make up much of the substance of the kidney.
kidney tubules
Any degenerative disease of the kidney tubules,
Nephrosis