urinary system diseases Flashcards
pain during urination
dysuria
is the branch of medicine concerned with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproductive system
urology
he branch of medicine concerned specifically with diseases of the kidney
nephrology
is an inflammation of the glomerular membrane in the nephrons, causing it to become “leaky”
Glomerulonephritis
leaky
permeable
protein in the urine
proteinuria
blood in the urine
hematuria
bacteria in the urine
bacteruria
high blood pressure
hypertension
the actual stones in the kindeys
calculi
stones in the urinary tract pathology name
urolithiasis
stones in the kidney pathology name
nephrolithiasis
stones in the ureters
ureterolithiasis
intense throbbing pain from stones
colic
urine flowing backwards
refluxes
pulverizing the stone using concentrated ultrasound shock waves, generated from a machine outside the body
extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy