Urinary System Flashcards

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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3
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dia-

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through, between, apart, complete

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4
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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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5
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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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6
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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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7
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nephr/o

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kidney

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8
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ren/o

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kidney

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9
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prostat/o

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prostate

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10
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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11
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ur/o

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urine

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12
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urin/o

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urinary tract

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13
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ureter/o

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ureter

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14
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urethr/o

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urethra

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15
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-uria

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urination, urine

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16
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anuria

A

absence of urine formation by the kidneys

often caused by kidney failure or UTI

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17
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chronic kidney disease - give another name and definition

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=CKD
AKA chronic renal disease or kidney failure
progressive loss of renal function over months or years

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18
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cystitis

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inflammation of the bladder

19
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cystocele - give another name, definition and potential cause

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AKA prolapsed bladder
hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall
sometimes the result of pregnancy or childbirth

20
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cystolith

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stone located in the urinary bladder

21
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cystoscopy

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visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cytoscope

22
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dialysis - define and give common types

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procedure to remove waste products (urea, creatine, excess water) from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function
2 common types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

23
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diuresis

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increased urine output

24
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end-stage renal disease

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=ESRD
final stage of CKD
fatal unless failed kidney function is replaced by dialysis or transplant

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enuresis
involuntary urinary discharge
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glomerulonephritis
type of nephritis caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine
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hydronephrosis
dilation (swelling) of one or both kidneys | caused by problems with backing up of urine due to obstruction (nephrolith or stricture) in the ureter
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hydroureter
distention (swelling) or the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked always with hydronephrosis
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hyperproteinuria
abnormally high concentration of protein in the urine
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hypoproteinemia
abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood
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incontinence
inability to control the excretion of urine, feces, or both
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nephrolith
kidney stone
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nephrolithiasis
presence of stones in the kidey
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nephrons
microscopic functional units of each kidney
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nephropathy
any disease of the kidney
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nephrotic syndrome
AKA nephrosis | a group of conditions in which excessive amounts of protein are lost in the urine
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nocturia
frequent and excessive urination during the night
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nocturnal enuresis
urinary incontinence during sleep
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oliguria
scanty urination | caused by dehydration, renal failure or urinary tract obstruction
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polyuria - define and give disease association
excessive urination | common symptom of diabetes
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uremia
AKA uremic poisoning toxic condition resulting from renal failure. Kidney function is compromised and urea and other waste products normally secreted in the urine are retained in the blood
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ureterolith
stone located anywhere along the ureter
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urethritis
inflammation of the urethra