MT7 Renal/Urinary System Flashcards
cysto-
Bladder
hydro-
Watery fluid
nephro-
Kidney
pyel/o-
Renal pelvis or pelvis of kidney
ren-
Kidney
ur- or urin-
Urine or the urinary system
ur-
Urea (waste protein)
ureter-
Tube from kidney to bladder
urethr-
Tube from the bladder
homeo or homo
Similar or like
homo
The same or common
oligo
Scant, few or a deficiency
-ectasis
Stretching or widening or dilation
-cele
Swelling or protrusion
-lysis
Destruction, separation or breaking down
-tripsy
Crushing
-triptor
Instrument used to crush
-uresis
Urination
-uria
Condition of the urine
ARF
Acute renal failure
CRF
Chronic renal failure
ADH
Anti-diuretic hormone
U & E
Urea and electrolytes
UTI
Urinary tract infection
Name the six main organs of the renal/urinary system
2 kidneys
1 urethra
1 urinary bladder
2 ureters
What do the kidneys do
They filter blood and produce urine
What drug would you give to patients suffering from oedema
Diuretic
Give three examples of substances that may be excreted in urine and abnormal levels
Albumin (protein)
Glucose
Blood
What is the renal pelvis
Outlet funnel of the kidney
Nephrosis
Disease of the kidney
Pyeloplasty
Reconstruction or repair of a kidney
Kidney stones
Renal calculi or nephroliths
A kidney stone
Renal calculus or nephrolith
Presence of stones in the kidneys
Nephrolithiasis
Presence of stones in the urine tube from kidney to bladder
Ureterolithiasis
Dilation of tube from kidney to bladder
Ureterectasis
Name two ways the stones in the renal pelvis may be removed/destroyed
Lithotripsy
ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy)
Oliguria
Scanty production of urine