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UNIT 9 Flashcards

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an-

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No
Not
Without

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-algia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia
Tumor
Swelling

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chrom/o

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Color

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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dia-

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Through
Between
Apart
Complete

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diur/o

Diuret/o

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Increase urine output

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dys-

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Bad
Painful
Difficult

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-ectasis

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Stretching
Dilation
Enlargement

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-emia

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Blood

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-esis

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Abnormal condition

Disease

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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-gram

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A picture or record

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-graphy

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The process of producing a picture or record

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hem/o

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Blood

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home/o

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Unchanging

Constant

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hydr/o

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relating to water

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hypo-

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decreased

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-itis

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inflammation

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lith/o

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stone

calculus

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-lithiasis

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presence of stones

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-lysis

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breakdown
setting free
loosening

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nephr/o

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kidney

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olig/o

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scanty

few

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-ologist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition

disease

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-ostomy

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surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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para-

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beside
near 
beyond
abnormal
opposite
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-pathy

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disease

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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poly-

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many

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ren/o

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kidney

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-rrhagia

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bleeding

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-rrhea

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flow

discharge

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stasis

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control
maintain
constant

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tripsy

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to crush

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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urin/o
-uria
ur/o

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urine

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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anuria

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absence of urine formation by the kidneys

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cystitis

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inflammation of the bladder

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cystectomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder

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cystocele

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a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall

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cystopexy

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surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall

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cystorrhagia

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bleeding from the bladder

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dialysis

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a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function

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diuresis

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increased excretion of urine

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dysuria

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difficult or painful urination

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enuresis

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involuntary discharge of urine during sleep

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hydroureter

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distention of the ureter with urine, due to blockage from any cause

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lithotripsy

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the destruction of a kidney stone with the use of ultrasonic waves traveling through water

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nephrectomy

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surgical removal of a kidney

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nephrectasis

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distention of a kidney

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nephrolithiasis

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a disorder characterized by the presence of stones in the kidney

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nocturia

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excessive urination during the night

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nephromalacia

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abnormal softening of the kidney

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nephroptosis

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prolapse of the kidney

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oliguria

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scanty urination

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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pyelotomy

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a surgical incision into the renal pelvis

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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urethrorrhea

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an abnormal discharge from the urethra

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ureterectasis

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distention of a ureter

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ureterolith

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a stone lodged in a ureter

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nephropyosis

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suppuration of the kidney

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ureterorrhaphy

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to suture a ureter

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urethropexy

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surgical fixation of the urethra usually for the correction of the urinary stress incontinence

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urine is carried from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by the what?

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ureters

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a stone in the urinary bladder is known as a

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cystolith

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the increased output of urine is known as

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diuresis

78
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before entering the ureters, where is urine collected?

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renal pelvis

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urine leaves the bladder through the what?

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urethra

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urine gets its normal yellow-amber or straw color from the pigment known as

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urochrome

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in the male, what carries both semen and urine?

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urethra

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what is a specialist who treats the genitourinary system of males called?

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urologist

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in ____, the urethral opening is on one side of the penis

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paraspadias

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what term describes treatment in which a body part is removed or its function is destroyed? this type of procedure is frequently used to treat prostate cancer

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ablation

85
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the opening through which urine leaves the body is called what

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urethral meatus

86
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the portion of a nephron that is active in filtering urine

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glomerulus

87
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the outer layer of the kidney

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renal cortex

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the tube from the bladder to the outside of the body

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urethra

89
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the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder

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ureters

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a surgical incision into the renal pelvis is known as what

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pyelotomy

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the discharge of blood from the ureter is known as what

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ureterorrhagia

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the term meaning excessive urination is

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polyuria

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the term meaning inflammation of the bladder

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cystitis

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the major waste product of protein metabolism

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urea

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a ____ tumor is a malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in children

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wilms

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being unable to control excretory functions is known as

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incontinence

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the process of withdrawing urine from the bladder is known as

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catheterization

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_____ exercises are a series of pelvic muscle exercises used to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor to control urinary stress incontinence

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kegel

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a _____ fistula is an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina

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vesicovaginal

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BPH

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benign prostatic hypertrophy

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ESRD

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end-stage renal disease

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ESWL

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extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram

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OAB

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overactive bladder

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GU

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genitourinary

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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TURP

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transurethral resection prostatectomy

108
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KUB

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kidneys, ureters, and bladder

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the absence of urine formation by the kidneys is known as

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anuria

110
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the surgical suturing of the bladder is known as what

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cystorrhaphy

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the term meaning the freeing of a kidney from adhesions is

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nephrolysis

112
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the term meaning scanty urination

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oliguria

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the process of artificially filtering waste products from the patients blood is known as what

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hemodialysis

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an inflammation of the urinary bladder that is localized in the region of the trigone is known as what

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trigonitis

115
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the condition of having a stone lodged in a ureter is known as

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ureterolithiasis

116
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the placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone is known as what

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suprapubic catheterization

117
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the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall is

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cystopexy

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a ___ ____ of the prostate (TURP) is the removal of all or part of the prostate through the urethra

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transurethral resection

119
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T/F
stress incontinence is the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing, laughing, or coughing

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true

120
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T/F

prostatism is a malignancy of the prostate gland

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false

121
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T/F

urethrorrhea is bleeding from the urethra

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false

122
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T/F

renal colic is an acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone

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true

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T/F

acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by uremia.

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true

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Mr. Baldridge suffers from excessive urination during the night. the medical term for this is

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nocturia

125
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Rosita LaPinta inherited ____ kidney disease. these cysts slowly reduce the kidney function, and this eventually leads to kidney failure.

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polycistic

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Doris Volk has a chronic bladder condition involving inflammation within the wall of the bladder. this is known as ____.

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interstitial cystitis

127
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John Danielson has an enlarged prostate gland. this caused narrowing of the urethra, which is known as _____.

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urethrostenosis

128
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Norman Smith was born with the opening of the urethra on the upper surface of the penis. this is known as ____.

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epispadias

129
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Henry Wong”s kidneys failed. he is being treated with ____ _____ which involves the removal of waste from his blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity.

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peritoneal dialysis

130
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Roberta Gridley is scheduled for a surgical repair of damage to the ureter. this procedure is a ____.

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ureteroplasty

131
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when Larry’s __________ ______ blood test showed a very high PSA level, his physician was concerned about the possibility of prostate cancer.

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prostate- specific antigen

132
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Dr. Morita’s patient was diagnosed as having _______, which is also known as Bright’s disease. this is a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine.

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glomerulonephritis

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Mrs. Franklin describes her condition as a floating kidney. the medical term for this condition, in which there is a downward displacement of the kidney, is ______.

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nephroptosis

134
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acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by____. this condition can be caused by many factors, including a sudden drop in blood volume or blood pressure due to injury or surgery.

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uremia

135
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the term ______ ______ is urinary incontinence during sleep.

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nocturnal enuresis

136
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the term meaning the distention of the ureter is _____.

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ureterectasis

137
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the presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood is known as _____.

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hypoproteinemia

138
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a specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys is a _____.

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nephrologist

139
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the creation of an artificial opening between the urinary bladder and the exterior of the body is a

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cystostomy

140
Q

a surgical incision into the kidney is a

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nephrotomy

141
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abnormal hardening of the kidney is known as

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nephrosclerosis

142
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prolapse of the bladder into the urethra is known as

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cystoptosis

143
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a hernia in the urethral wall is a

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urethrocele

144
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the procedure to separate adhesions around a ureter is a

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ureterolysis

145
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abnormal softening of the kidney is known as

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nephromalacia

146
Q

inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney is known as

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pyelonephritis

147
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rupture of the urinary bladder is known as

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cystorrhexis

148
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the surgical repair of the bladder is a

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cystoplasty

149
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pyelonephritis is caused by what

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bacterial infection

150
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nephrotic syndrome

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hyperproteinuria
hypoproteinemia
anuria
edema

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