Urinary System and Respiratory System

Question 1

Antacid

Answer 1

A substance used to counteract or neutralize stomach acid

Question 2

Bicarbonate

Answer 2

In sports, the act of ingesting bicarbonates prior to an athletic event to neutralize acidic by-products produced during strenuous physical activity involving anaerobic metabolism

Question 3

Enema

Answer 3

A procedure in which a liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, usually with the intention of having the rectum dispel its contents, but sometimes used as a way to introduce drugs or to permit x-ray imaging

Question 4

Fluid replacement therapy

Answer 4

Procedure conducted with the intent to replace body fluids lost due to disease or restricted intake: or to maintain a higher-than-normal rate of fluid excretion to ensure the removal of toxins; or possibly to administer therapeutic or anesthetic agents slowly over time.

Question 5

Potassium adaption

Answer 5

The tolerance to increasing amounts of potassium

Question 6

Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH)

Answer 6

A condition associated with excessive ADH secretion that results in the excretion of concentrated urine

Question 7

Total body water

Answer 7

The sum of fluids within all compartments

Question 8

Azotemia

Answer 8

The condition characterized by excessive urea or other nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood

Question 9

Cystocele

Answer 9

Condition that occurs when the supportive tissue between a women’s bladder and vaginal wall weakens, stretches, and allows the bladder to bulge into the vagina

Question 10

Cystoscopy

Answer 10

Diagnostic procedure using an optical instrument called a cystoscope that is inserted through the urethra to visually examine the bladder and lower urinary tract, to collect urine samples, or to view the prostate

Question 11

Enuresis

Answer 11

Involuntary urination, especially that of a child while asleep

Question 12

Nephroptosis

Answer 12

Condition in which the kidney is displaced downward from its usual and normal position; also called floating kidney

Question 13

Nephrotic Syndrome

Answer 13

A kidney disorder that causes one to excrete excessive protein in the urine

Question 14

Nephrotoxic

Answer 14

A toxin that has a specific harmful effect on the kidney

Question 15

Polycystic kidney disease

Answer 15

An inherited abnormality that affects the development and structure of kidney tubules

Question 16

Shock-wave lithotripsy

Answer 16

A noninvasive technique used to pulverize kidney stones by passing high-pressure shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits