Urinary Flashcards
Mutraghata
Conditions that diminished urination
Prameha
Conditions that cause excessive urination
Micturation
Urination
Mutrakrcchra
Urinary retention syndromes that cause considerable pain (dysuria)
Asmari
Urinary stones
Pyelonephritis
Acute infection of the pelvis of the kidney
Urethritis
Infection and/ or inflammation of the urethra
Interstitial Cystitis
Chronic inflammatory (non-infectious) condition of the bladder wall due to autoimmune disease or allergy
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Benign enlargement of the prostate gland
Enuresis
Bed-wetting 1X per month or more in a child above age 5
Urinary incontinence
Inability to control the flow of urine
Diabetes Mellitus
Abnormal insulin secretion or uptake leading to elevated blood glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
Low level of blood glucose
Diabetes Insipidus
Abnormal ADH secretion or uptake disorder in hypothalamus/ pituitary causing excess urination
Glomerulonephritis
Acute inflammation of the glomeruli (not an infection)
Madhu Meha
Type I insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (vata type)
Iksu Meha
Type II non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (kapha type)
Hasti Meha
Vata-type diabetes insipidus
Vrikka Shotha
Inflammation or swelling of the kidneys
Udaka Meha
Kapha-type diabetes insipidus. Large amount and odorless
Rakta Meha
Blood in urine