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MedTerm - module 6 Flashcards

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urologist

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specializes in urinary system diseases, as well as diseases of the male reproductive system

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female urethra length

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1.5 inches

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meat/o

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meatus

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meatus is the opening in the female between

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the clitoris and the opening of the vagina

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prostate gland

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urethra in a male is embedded in this

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kidney

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main component of the urinary system. filteration

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ren/o, nephr/o

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kidney

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ureter/o

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ureter

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vesic/o, cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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azot/o

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urea

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urin/o, ur/o

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urine

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urination, micturation, voiding

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expelling urine

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-uria

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condition of urine

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cortex

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outer region. where the urine is formed

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cortex cradles the

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nephron

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medulla

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inner region, holds most of the collecting tube

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hilum

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outer concave hollow notch

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arteriole

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smallest artery

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renin

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hormone the kidney secretes

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capillary

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tinier blood vessels

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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Bowman’s capsule

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cup shaped

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hydr/o

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water

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ureter

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urine route out of the kidneys

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trigone

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where the urine is then transferred to urethra

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sphincter

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small muscles shaped like rings

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incontinence

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inability to control bladder and/or bowels

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urinary retention

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abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder due to an inability to uriniate

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distended

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stretched out

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urinary suppression

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sudden stoppage of the formation of urine altogether

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diuresis

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increased urination

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dia-

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complete or through

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ur/o

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urine

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-esis

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condition

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anuria

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absence of urine

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an-

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no

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-uria

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urine

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dysuria

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difficulty or painful urination

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dys-

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painful or difficult

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nocturia

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night urination

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noct/i

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night

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oliguria

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scanty urination

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olig/o

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scanty

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enuresis

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involuntary urinatioin

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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poly-

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much

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albuminuria

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albumin in the urin

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albumin/o

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albumin

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azoturia

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excessive urea and nitrogenous substances in the urine

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hematuria

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blood in the urine

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hemat/o

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blood

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pyuria

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pus in the urine

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py/o

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glycosuria

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glucose in the urine

57
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what is a symptom of diabetes mellitus?

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glycosuria

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cystitis

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bladder is inflammed

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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sepsis, septicemia

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microorganisms in the bloodstream

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ureteritis

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inflammation of the ureter

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urethrocystitis

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inflammation of the urethra and bladder

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urinary catheterization

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passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine

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pyelonephritis

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renal pelvis and medulla become filled with numerous tiny abcsesses

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abscess

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collection of pus

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glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of the glomeruli

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interstitial nephritis

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inflammation of the interstitial tissue of the kidney

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nephrolithiasis

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presence of kidney stones

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-iasis

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lith/o

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renal calculus

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kidney stones

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hydronephrosis

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distention of the pelvis and calices of the kidney caused by urine that is unable to flow past an obstruction in a ureter

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polycystic kidney disease

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multiple cysts form both inside and outside of the kidney

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uremia

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urea in the blood

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mephromegaly

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enlarged kidney

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-magaly

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nephroma

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tumor in the kidney

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renal cell carcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the kidney

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Wilms tumor, nephroblastoma

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childhood version of cancer of the kidney

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cystocele

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protrusion or herniation of the urinary bladder

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ureterocele

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protrution or herniation of the ureter distally into the bladder

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ureterostenosis

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narrowing of the ureter

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urethral stenosis, urethral stricture

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narrowing of the urethra

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urinalysis (UA)

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testing for a urinary tract infection

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-lysis

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loosening, dissolution, or separating

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bilirubin

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hemoglobin pigment

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specific gravity

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comparison of density between urine and water. concentrating or diluting capability of the kidneys by determining the ratio of the density of the patients urine to water

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cystoscopy

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diagnostic procedure. inserting a hollow metal tube into the urinary meatus and urethra and into the urinary bladder

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cystoliths

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urethroscope

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instrument used to visually examine the kidney

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nephroscopy

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examination of the kidney

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urodynamics

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study of the mechanics of voiding, bladder tone, flow of urine, and the perineal muscle function

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blood urea nitrogen

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determining how much urea and nitrogen have accumulated in the blood

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creatinine clearance test

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amount of creatine concentration in a blood sample with the amount the patient excretes in urine over 24 hrs

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kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB)

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radiograph of the abdomen, frequently used to examine the shape, size, and location of the kidneys and bladder

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magnetic resonance imagine

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kidneys in relation of other organs in the abdominopelvic region

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cystography

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radiographic examination of the urinary bladder after injection of an opaque solution into the organ

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cystourethrography

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radiography of the bladder and urethra

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cystourethrogram

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radiographic image that is produced

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voiding cystourethrogram

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radiographic examination of the urinary bladder and urethra while the patient is voiding uring after instillation of a radiopaque dye into the bladder

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renal hypertention

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renal angiogram can highlight renal vessels

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renal biopsy

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taking a portion of living kidney tissue for microscopic examination

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renogram

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record of kidney activity before, during and after an injection of radioactive material

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radionuclide isotope scanning

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radioactive isotopes is distributed into the kidney where it helps reveal metastases or other anomalies

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retrograde pyelogram

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radiograph produced to examine the collecting system of the kidneys, especially to locate a urinary tract obstruction

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sonogram

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ultrasound image

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son/o

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tomorgram

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multiple images on top of one another

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nephrogram

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radiographic images of the kidney

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nephrotomogram

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CT scan of the kidney

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ultrasound

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images made by high-frequency sound waves

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sonogam

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ultrasound image

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nephrosonography

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scanning of the kidneys using ultrasound

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nephrolithotomy

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incision in the kidney

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pyelolithotomy

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incision in the renal pelvis

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pyeloplasty

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surgical repair of the renal pelvis

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cystolithotomy

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incision to remove a stone from the bladder

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cystotomy, vesicotomy

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incision into the bladder

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meatotomy

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performed to enlarge the opening of the urinary meatus

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ureterolithiasis

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obstruction or stone in the ureter

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ureterostomy

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incision to unobstruct the the ureter

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stoma

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create an artificial opening

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ureterectomy

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removing or excising the ureter itselfc

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cystectint

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excision of the bladder

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cystorrhaphy

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suturing of the bladder

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fulguration

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destruction of living tissue by an electric spark

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-rrhaphy

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vesicourethral suspension

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raise and stabilize the bladder and bladder neck or urethra

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nephrectomy

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remove the tumor and sometimes the entire kidney and possibly nearby tissue and lymph nodes

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nephrostomy

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artificial opening into the kidney

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immunotherapy

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uses drugs to enhance the body’s immune system

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hyperkalemia

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increased blood potassium

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hemodialysis

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use of an artificial kidney machine to remove impurities from the blood

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peritoneal dialysis

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introduction of a peritoneal catheter and a special solution into the abdomen

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