Urinary System 1 Flashcards
Dysuria
Painful urination
Meatal stenosis
Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body
Albuminuria
Abnormal condition of protein in the urine
Polydipsia
Excessive thirst
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Kidney
Ren/o or nephr/o
Bladder
Cyst/o or vesic/o
Uremia
Excessive urea in the bloodstream
Hardening of blood vessels in the kidneys
Nephrosclerosis
Diabetes mellitus (type 1)
Autoantibodies against cells causing inadequate secretion of insulin
Hydronephrosis
Excess fluid in a kidney due to a backup of urine
Hemodialysis
Use of an artificial kidney machine; filters blood to remove waste products; HD
Continues ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(capd)
Method of peritoneal dialysis whereby a patient manually performs exchange or cycles throughout the day;capd
Cloudy urine due to white blood cells
Pyuria
High levels of acids and acetones in urine due to abnormal fat metabolism
Ketonuria
Dialysis
Separation of nitrogen wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function ( HD and CAPD are examples
Nephrotic syndrome
A group of 3 symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine; marked by edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia
Interstitial nephritis
Inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules
Polycystic kidney
Multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidney
Wilms tumour
Childhood renal carcinoma
Bilirubinuria
Dark pigment that accumulates in urine as a result of liver or gallbladder disease
Scanty urination
Oliguria
Nitrogenous waste
Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine ( urea, uric, acid, creatinine )
opening or canal
Meatus
Renal vein
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney
