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Urinary System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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complete, through

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dia-

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enlargement, stretching

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-ectasis

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glomerulus

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glomerul/o

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hernia, tumor, cyst

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-cele

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drooping down

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pyel/o

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to crush

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-tripsy

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ureter

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ureter/o

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urethra

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urethr/o

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urination, urine

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-uria

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blood test used to screen for prostate cancer

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prostate specific-antigen

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malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children

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Wilm’s tumor

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removal of a body part or the destruction of its function

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ablation

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procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function

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dialysis

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urinary problem caused by interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination

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neurogenic bladder

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surgical creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin

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nephrostomy

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toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which urea is retained in the blood

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uremia

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narrowing of the urethra

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urethrostenosis

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surgical suturing of a ureter

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uterorraphy

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bleeding from the urethra

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urethrorrhagia

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bladder

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cyst/o

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21
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distention of a ureter

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ureterectasis

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inflammation of the urethra

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urethritis

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stone located anywhere along the ureter

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ureterolith

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surgical fixation of the urethra

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urethropexy

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discharge of blood from the ureter

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ureterorrhagia

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absence of urine formation

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anuria

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filtering waste from the patient’s blood

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hemodialysis

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inability to control flow of body waste

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incontinence

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increased output of urine

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diuresis

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insertion of a tube into the bladder

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catheterization

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performed by making a small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush and remove a kidney stone

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percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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commonly known as bed-wetting

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nocturnal enuresis

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abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs most often in men over 50 years old

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prostatic hyperplasia

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placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone

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suprapubic catheterization

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condition in which very high levels of protein are lost in the urine and abnormally low levels of protein are present in blood

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neurogenic syndrome

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presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood

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hypoproteinemia

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formation of discharge of pus from the kidney

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nephropyosis

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lining of peritoneal cavity acts as the filter to remove waste from the blood

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peritoneal dialysis

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in the male, the urethral opening is on the under surface of the penis

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hypospadias

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condition of having symptoms resulting from obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hypertrophy

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prostatism

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prolapse of a kidney

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nephroptosis

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surgical incision into the renal pelvis

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pyelotomy

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involuntary discharge of urine

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enuresis

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surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder

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lithotomy

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surgical repair of the renal pelvis

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pyeloplasty

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distention of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked

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ureterectasis

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abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine

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hyperproteinuria

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excessive urination during the night

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nocturia

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bladder inflammation

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cystitis

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fallen bladder

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cystocele

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stone in the bladder

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cystolith

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surgical fixation of the bladder

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cystopexy

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visual examination of bladder interior

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cystoscopy

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chronic inflammation within the walls of the bladder

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interstitial cystitis

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destruction of stones with the use of high-energy ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel

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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

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in the female, the urethral opening is in the region of the clitoris

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epispadias

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scanty urination

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oliguria

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genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys

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polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

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excessive urination

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polyuria

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establishment of an opening from the pelvis of the kidney to the exterior of the body

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nephrostomy

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presence of stones in the kidney

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nephrolith

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any disease of the kidney

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nephropathy

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freeing of a kidney from adhesions

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nephrolysis

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