Urinary Flashcards
Symptoms of the urinary system
nausea, loss of appetite, fever, headache and body aches, flank or low back pain, edema, hematuria, decreased urinary output, hypertension, pruritus
Acute glomerulonephritis
Swelling of the glomeruli
Glomerulus
A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman’s capsule in the nephron and serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrae kidney
CGN
chronic glomerulonephritis noninfectious causes a reduction in filtration
Oliguria
Decreased urine output
Azotemia
(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood
Creatine
An energy storage molecule used by muscle tissue. The phosphate from creatine phosphate can be removed and attached to an ADP to generate ATP quickly.
Dialysis
A procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer function
Hemodialysis
Dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream
Peritoneal dialysis
A procedure performed in the peritoneal cavity in which the peritoneum acts as the semipermeable membrane
Immunosuppressive
Having the property of suppressing the body’s immune response to antigens
Nephrosis
Loses excessive amount of protein in urine caused by increased permeability to the glomerulus
ARF
A syndrome characterized by abrupt deterioration of renal function, occurs over a period of hours to days
Nephrotoxic
Ability to damage the kidneys
CRF
Chronic Renal Failure results from loss of nephrons