Module 7: Exam Flashcards
Sp gr is the abbreviation for:
Specific gravity
The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is:
VCUG
A combining form for stone is:
Lith/o
The combining form for meatus is:
Meat/o
The combining form for renal pelvis is:
Pyel/o
A combining form for the urinary bladder is:
Cyst/o
The suffix meaning condition of urine is:
-uria
The term for kidney disorder is _______pathy.
nephro
Albumin in the urine is called albumin____.
-uria
________nephritis is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
Glomerulo
The use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called litho________.
-tripsy
A major sign of diabetes mellitus, detected in urinalysis, is glucose (sugar) in the urine, or _______uria.
glycos
A smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or ________uria.
hemat
A(n) __________ is the visual examination of the bladder by means of a lighted instrument inserted into the urethra.
cystoscopy
____________, abbreviated ____, is the use of an artificial kidney machine to remove waste materials from the bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function.
Hemodialysis, HD
____________, abbreviated ____, can help detect small renal tumors by producing images using a magnetic field and radio waves.
Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
Nephron
The pH of urine is normally:
Slightly acidic
An acute reaction to certain drugs that leads to poor renal function, fever, and rash accompanied by eosinophils in the urine is called:
Interstitial nephritis
A malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood is known as:
Wilms tumor
Which clinical procedure is not used to help diagnose renal calculi or obstructions?
Voiding cystourethrogram
Mr. Carusa has chronic hypertension. He is scheduled for a procedure in which x-rays are taken after contrast material is injected into the bloodstream to outline renal blood vessels. This procedure is called:
Renal angiography
The inner region of the kidney is the:
Medulla
The cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis is the:
Calyx
The __________ is the microscopic tube where urine is formed.
renal tubule
The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body is the:
Urethra
The outer region of the kidney is the:
Cortex
The __________ is the cup-shaped capsule surrounding the glomeruli.
Bowman’s capsule
A combining form for urine is:
Ur/o
When the kidney fails to excrete urine, __________ has occurred.
renal failure
High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease is called:
Renal hypertension
Diabetes insipidus occurs when __________ is inadequately produced or improperly used in the body.
antidiuretic hormone
One of the substances tested for in urinalysis is the hemoglobin pigment called _______________.
bilirubin
Excessive blood acidity due to dangerous levels of blood ketones is called:
ketoacidosis
Which laboratory value is used to stage chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
creatinine clearance
Which procedure does the surgeon use to create an arteriovenous fistula aiding hemodialysis (HD) in the patient with renal failure?
anastomosis
