Urinary System

Question 1

The presence of what condition would indicate the urgent need for a kidney transplant?

Answer 1

Renal (kidney) failure

Question 2

After surgery you experience involuntary urination. The medical term for this is _______?

Answer 2

Incontinence

Question 3

Pus is present in your patient’s urine. You suspect what disorder?

Answer 3

Urethritis

Question 4

Your patient complains of itching at the external opening of her urinary system. What urinary disorder/disease do you suspect?

Answer 4

Urethritis

Question 5

Ultrasound results show inflammation of your patient’s bladder. This would to a diagnosis of what condition?

Answer 5

Cystitis

Question 6

During your initial assessment of your patient, you notice uremic frost on the patient’s skin. What possible urinary condition might your patient have?

Answer 6

Renal Failure

Question 7

Upon examination of your patient, you notice an ammonia odor to their breath. What disorder could cause this?

Answer 7

Renal Failure or Uremia

Question 8

This disorder can cause scarring and sclerosing of the glomeruli.

Answer 8

Glomerulonephritis (nephritis)

Question 9

This is when deposits of salts and mineral from within the urinary system

Answer 9

Renal Calculus (urinary calculus/kidney stones)

Question 10

When the kidneys stop function due to hemorrhage, shock, injury, poisoning, nephritis, or dehydration.

Answer 10

Acute Renal Failure

Question 11

This condition is a progressive loss of kidney function cause by glomerulonephritis, hypertension, toxins, diabetes, substance/alcohol abuse

Answer 11

Chronic Renal Failure

Question 12

The only cure for this condition is a kidney transplant

Answer 12

Chronic Renal Failure

Question 13

If treated correctly with dialysis, fluid intake restrictions, and correction of the causing conditions, the prognosis for someone with this condition is good.

Answer 13

Acute Renal Failure

Question 14

Lithotripsy is a form of treatment modality for this condition

Answer 14

Renal Calculus (urinary calculus/kidney stones)

Question 15

The acute version of this can be cause from the streptococcal infection

Answer 15

Glomerulonephritis (nephritis)

Question 16

This is when your kidneys fail and urinary waste products are present in the bloodstream. Can cause ammonia odor to the breath, dizziness, mental confusion, convulsions

Answer 16

Uremia (azotemia)

Question 17

Albumin ( a blood protein) in the urine

Answer 17

Albuminuria

Question 18

Absence of urine

Answer 18

Anuria

Question 19

Painful urination

Answer 19

Dysuria

Question 20

Blood in Urine

Answer 20

Hematuria

Question 21

Involuntary urination

Answer 21

Incontinence

Question 22

Urination at night

Answer 22

Nocturia

Question 23

Below normal amount of urination

Answer 23

Oliguria

Question 24

Excessive urination

Answer 24

Polyuria

Question 25

Protein in the urine

Answer 25

Proteinuria

Question 26

Pus in the urine

Answer 26

Pyuria

Question 27

Inability to empty the bladder

Answer 27

Urine retention

Question 28

Pam states it hurst when she urinates. What is the medical term for this condition?

Answer 28

Dysuria

Question 29

Tara states she is going to the bathroom frequently. What is the medical term for this?

Answer 29

Polyuria

Question 30

If Tara is going to the bathroom frequently but can not void/empty her bladder what would you call this?

Answer 30

Urine retention

Question 31

You work at a urgent care and your patient’s sample of urine has pus in it. What is the medical term for pus in the urine?

Answer 31

Pyuria

Question 32

Your patient reports fatigue due to being up frequently at night having to urinate. What term would you use to document this?

Answer 32

Nocturia

Question 33

Urinalysis report indicates albumin present in the urine. What word would you use to document this?

Answer 33

Albuminuria

Question 34

If you read a patient’s medical history and you see this word you would know that the patient has a his below normal amount of urination .

Answer 34

Oliguria

Question 35

The urinary system remove what from the body?

Answer 35

waste

Question 36

After 24 hours of monitoring your patient, you notice that there is no urine in his foley catheter bag. This would be documented as _________ and you would contact ethe attending provider.

Answer 36

Anuria

Question 37

What is normal urine output for a patient that is maintaining homeostasis?

Answer 37

1500 to 2000 ml of urine

Question 38

Tara is not sick or ill but has had an excessive amount of water and Dr. Pepper, you would expect her to have this?

Answer 38

Polyuria

Question 39

The urinary system can also be called the _____________ system?

Answer 39

Excretory

Question 40

One reason women experience UTIs more frequently than me is because of this?

Answer 40

Length of the urethra

Question 41

A soccer player was kicked extremely hard in the lower abdomen. What might he experience as a results?

Answer 41

Hematuria

Question 42

It is normal to have _________ of the bladder that disappear as it expands

Answer 42

Rugae

Question 43

Peristalsis occurs in _________ of the urinary system to move urine form the renal pelvis to the bladder

Answer 43

Ureters