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Kidney Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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-Uria

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Urine

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2
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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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3
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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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4
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Py/o

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Pus

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5
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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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6
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Nephrotic syndrome

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Chronic loss of protein

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7
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Urethral stricture

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Narrowing of lumen

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8
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Kub

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Kidney, ureter, bladder

Radiograph— locations, size, shape

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IVP

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Intravenous pyelography

Radiograph after contrast

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RP

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Retrograde pyelography

After injection of contrast through cath

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Hydronephrosis

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Enlargement of the kidney due to constant pressure from backed-up urine in the ureter (proximal)

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12
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Hydroureter

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Distal blockage

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13
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Pyuria

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White blood cells in urine

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Uremia

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Urea in blood

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Azotemia

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Increase concentration in urea in blood

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16
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ESWL

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Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

Sound waves

17
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ARF

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Acute renal failure

18
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BNO

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Bladder neck obstruction

19
Q

BPH

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

20
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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

21
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Cysto

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Cystoscopy

22
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ESRD

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End stage renal disease

23
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BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

24
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EU

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Excretory urography

25
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IVU

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IV urogram

26
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UA

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Urinalysis

27
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VCUG

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Voiding cystourethrogram

28
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Diuresis

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Increase formation and secretion of urine

29
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Azoturia

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Increase of nitrogenous substances especially urea

30
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Dysuria

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Painful of difficult urination

31
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Enuresis

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Involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control should be established

32
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Wilms tumor

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Malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children before age 5

33
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Pyelography

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Radiograph of kidney, ureters, bladder

34
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Renal scan

A

Nuc med

Determine renal function

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