Urinary Flashcards

1
Q

What organ produces urine and and helps regulate body fluids?

A

Kidneys

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2
Q

What transports urine to bladder?

A

Ureter

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3
Q

What serves as the reservoir for urine?

A

Bladder

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4
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What conveys urine to the exterior?

A

Urethra

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5
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The functional unit of the kidneys, filters metabolic waste products from blood plasma and reabsorb water and nutrients

A

Nephrons

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6
Q

Sudden onset of impaired renal function

A

Acute Kidney Injury

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7
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A lower urinary tract infection(UTI), inflammation of the urethra

A

Urethritis

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8
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A lower UTI, inflammation of the urinary bladder

A

Cystitis

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9
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Upper UTI, the inflammation of the kidneys

A

Pyelonephritis

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10
Q

What are UTIs normally caused by?

A

Bacteria from skin or colon

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11
Q

An inflammatory kidney disease, with signs and symptoms of: hematuria, hypertension, joint pain

A

Lupus Nephritis

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12
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An inflammatory kidney disease that results from IgA deposition in the glomeruli

A

IgA Nephropathy

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13
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Comes in an chronic and acute form, an inflammatory kidney disease

A

Glomerulonephritis

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14
Q

The acute form of glomerulonephritis, occurs 1-4 weeks after streptococcal infection of throat or skin

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Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

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15
Q

A condition four times more likely in men, characterized by urinary calculi or uroliths

A

Kidney Stones

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16
Q

The progressive loss of kidney function over time

A

Renal Failure

17
Q

Most common cause of chronic kidney disease, due to inflammation of glomerulus

A

Diabetic Nephropathy

18
Q

A chronic kidney disease, caused by kidney injury or atherosclerosis; mainly in people 50+ years old

A

Hypertensive Kidney Disease

19
Q

Chronic disease with proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hyperlipidemia, edema

A

Nephrotic Syndrome

20
Q

Complete failure of kidney function ending in death

A

End Stage Renal Failure

21
Q

Condition of urine retention within dilated kidney tubules

A

Hydronephrosis

22
Q

Slowly progressing inflammation of the glomeruli, leads to glomerular necrosis, chronic kidney disease, and renal failure

A

Chronic Glomerulonephritis

23
Q

Loss of bladder control to varying degrees

A

Urinary Incontinence

24
Q

Relatively rare cancer, twice as common in men

A

Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the kidney pelvis that develops in children
Wilm's Tumor
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Accounts for more than 3% of cancers in men and 1% of cancers in women; 2.5 times more common in smokers
Carcinoma of Bladder
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The development of numerous fluid-filled pockets of tissue within the kidney
Polycystic Kidney Disease
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Present at birth but asymptomatic until adulthood, characterized by recurring kidney stones
Medullary Sponge Kidney
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2 possible types of urinary bladder abnormalities
Malformed Wall or Pouches
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Possible urethra abnormalities
Epispadias and Hypospadias
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Possible ureter disorders
Duplication, abnormal position, abnormal location of openings, abnormal dilation, constrictions