Medical, Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures for Urinary System

Question 1

Dialysis

Answer 1

Mechanical filtering process used to clease the blood of toxic substance, such as nitrogenous wastes, when kidneys fail to function properly

Question 2

Hemodialysis

Answer 2

Type of dialysis in which an artificial kidney machine receives waste-filled blood filters the blood and returns the dialyzed (clean) blood to the patients bloodstream

Question 3

Peritoneal

Answer 3

Type of dialysis in which toxic substances are removed form the body by using the peritoneal membrane as the filter by perfusin (flushing) the peritoneal cavity with a warm, sterile chemical solution)

Question 4

Kidney Transplant

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Replacement of a disease kidney with one that is supplied by a compatible donor (usually a family member or a cadaver who has donated the kidney prior to death

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Nephropexy

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Fixation of a floating or a mobile kidney

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Nephrostomy

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The passage of a tube through the skin and into the renal pelvis to drain urine to a colloecting receptable outside the body when the ureters are unable to do so

Question 7

Stent Placement

Answer 7

Insertion of a mesh tube into a natural passage conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract a disease-induced, localized flow constriction

Question 8

Ureteral

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Insertion of a thin narrow into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of urine flow from the kidney

Question 9

Urethrotomy

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Incision of a urethral stricture

Question 10

Electromyography (EMG)

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Measures the contraction of muscles that control urination using electrodes places in the rectum and urethra

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Cystoscopy (cysto)

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Examination of the urinary bladder for evidence of pathology, obtaining biopsies of tumors or other growths, and removal of polyps using a specialized endoscope

Question 12

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

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Determines the amount of nitrogen in blood that comes from urea, a waste product of protein metabolism

Question 13

Culture and Sensitivity (CS)

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Determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics

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Urinalysis (UA)

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Urine screening test that includes physical observation, chemical tests, and microscopic evaluation

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Ultrasonograpy (US)

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High-Frequency wave (ultrasound) are directed at soft tissue and reflected as “echos” to produce an image on a monitor of an internal body structure also called ULTRASOUND, SONOGRAPHY and ECHO

Question 16

Bladder US

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US produces image of the bladder to measure pre-and postvoid residual urine, thus determining bladder volume and potentially, identifying incomplete bladder empyting

Question 17

Intravenous Pyelography (IVP)

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Imaging of the urinary tract after IV injection of a contract medium AKA excretory urography

Question 18

Nuclear Scan

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Technique in which radiopharmaceutical called a tracer is introduced into the body (inhaled, ingested or injecte3d) and a specialized camera (gamma camera) is used to produce images of organs and structures

Question 19

Renal

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Nuclear scan of the kidney used to determine their size, shape and position

Question 20

Voiding Cystourethrography (VCUG)

Answer 20

X ray of the bladder and urethra performed before, during and after voiding using contrast medium to enhance imaging