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Urinary System Ch.11 Flashcards

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Abrev. C&S

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Culture and sensitivity

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Abrev. UTI

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Urinary Tract Infection

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Abrev. UA

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Urinalysis

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Abrev. pH

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Symbol for degree of acidity/alkalinity

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Antibiotics

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Treat bacterial infections of the urinary tract

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Potassium supplements

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Replace potassium depletion

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Diuretics

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Promote and increase the excretion of urine

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Hypoproteinemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia are commonly associated with

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Nephrotic syndrome

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What causes enlargement of prostate, urethral structures, and calculi

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Hydronephrosis

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10
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What causes diabetes and hypertension

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End-stage renal disease

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Polycystic kidney disease

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Cyst develops in kidneys, may result in kidney failure

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Interstitial cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibacterial therapy

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13
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Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)

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May result from:

.indigestion of toxic chemicals
.ischemia as result of circulatory collapse, severe HYN, hemorrhage, or dehydration
.hypercalcemia
.oliguria

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Hematuria

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Presence of blood in urine

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Pyuria

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Pus in the urine

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Glycosuria

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Glucose in the urine

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Ketonuria

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Ketone bodies in urine

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Excessive and frequent urination after going to bed

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Nocturia

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19
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Absence of urine production

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Anuria

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Much excretion of urine

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Polyuria

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Scanty (decrease production) of urine

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Oliguria

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Painful or difficult urination

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Dysuria

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Part of the renal tubule where most reabsorption takes place

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Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)

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Filtration

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Occurs in the renal corpuscle and depends on arterial blood pressure

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Reabsorption

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Movement of substances from renal tubule into peri tubular capillaries

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Secretion

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Movement of substances from peri tubular capillaries into the renal tubule

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Adherent arterioles

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Carry blood to the glomerulus

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Peri tubular capillaries

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Network of capillaries that surround the renal tubule

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Efferent arterioles

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Carries blood from the glomerulus

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Functions of the kidney include

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Regulate composition of extracellular fluids/ remove nitrogenous wastes such as urea, uric acid, and creatinine/ secrete hormones (EPO) and calcitriol/ remove excess electrolytes

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Lithotripsy

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Crushing of a stone

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Th inflammation of the bladder

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The involuntary discharge of urine

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Incontinence

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The involuntarily discharge of urine

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The sensation of the need to void immediately

36
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A mineral salt that carries an electrical charge when in solution

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Electrolyte

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The term for abnormally high levels of nitrogenous compounds in blood

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Hyperazotemia

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Another term for urination

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Micturition

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Fixation of the kidney

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Nephropexy

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Py/o -rhea

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The flow or discharge of pus

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Dia -lysis

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Separation across (a membrane)

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Cyst/o -scope

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An instrument for examining the bladder

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Urethr/o -stenosis

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Narrowing or structure of the urethra

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Nephr/o lith -iasis

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The presence of calculi in the kidneys

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Vesic/o -cele

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Hernia of the bladder

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Hypo kal -emia

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Abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood

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Ur/o -logy

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The branch of medicine concer d with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproduction system

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Hematuria, frequency, dysuria, and abdominal or back pin are signs and symptoms subjective of

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Bladder cancer

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The passage of s tube through the skin and into the renal pelvis to drain is called

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Nephrostomy

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The abdominal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another is

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Dilation of the ureter

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Ureterectasis

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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

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Glomerulonephritis

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Inflammation if the glomerular membrane in nephrons

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What consists of a tuft of capillaries called the glomerulus and the bowman capsule

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Renal corpuscle

55
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What are the microscopic filtering units of the kidney with part of their structure located in the renal cortex and the renal medulla

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Abrev. BUN

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Blood urea nitrogen

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