Midterm 2 Patient 2 Flashcards
Dysuria
Painful urination
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Chronic UTI
Long term or recurrent urinary tract infections that don’t respond to treatment
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland
Nocturia
Frequent excessive urination at night
Urinary
Pertaining to urine
CT
X-ray imaging producing cross sectional and other views of anatomic structures
Postvoid
After urination
Cortical renal cysts
fluid filled sac on the outer region of the kidney
Cystoscopy
Direct visual examination of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope
Diverticulum
Outpouching of a wall of an organ
Neoplastic
Pertaining to a new growth of tissue
Biopsy
Living tissue is removed from the body and viewed under a microscope
Ulceration
Open sore on the surface of the body caused by a break in skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal
Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder