Unit 6 Flashcards by Jenna Eschner

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nephr/o

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kidneys

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ren/o

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kidneys

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kidneys

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removes waste from the blood

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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renal pelvis

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collects urine and passes to ureter

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ureter/o

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ureter

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ureter

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carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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cyst/o

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bladder

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vesic/o

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bladder

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bladder

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hollow organ that holds urine

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urethra

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passes urine from bladder to outside the body

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urin/o

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urine

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ur/o

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urine

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-uria

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urine

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urine

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liquid waste produced by the kidneys

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albumin/o

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albumin

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albumin

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type of protein

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glyc/o

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sugar

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glycos/o

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sugar

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sugar

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glucose; in urine sign of diabetes

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lith/o

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stones

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stones

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form in the kidney and travel through urinary system

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calculus

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stones

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calculi (pl)

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stones

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urea

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waste product found in urine; physicians use to diagnose kidney disorders

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UA/ua

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urinalysis

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KUB

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kidneys, ureter, bladder

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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram

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cath

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catheter; catheterization

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ARF

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acute renal failure

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acute renal failure

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sudden kidney failure

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CRF

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chronic renal failure

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chronic renal failure

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loss of kidney function slowly over time

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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urinary tract infection

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bacterial infection of bladder or urethra

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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen

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blood urea nitrogen

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test done to see how well kidneys are working

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micturition, voiding

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urination, excretion of urine from the body

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incontinence, anuresis

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involuntary urination, inability to control excretory functions

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olig/o

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scanty; few; very little

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noct/i

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night

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uremia

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blood in the urine

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse, floating

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-lysis

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breaking down; destruction

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hemodialysis

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filtering the blood to remove waste

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-rrhaphy

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suturing (stitches)

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diuretic

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agent that increases the amount of urine

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sepsis

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an infection that spreads through the bloodstream