urinary system diseases Flashcards

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pain during urination

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dysuria

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is the branch of medicine concerned with urinary disorders and diseases of the male reproductive system

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urology

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he branch of medicine concerned specifically with diseases of the kidney

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nephrology

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is an inflammation of the glomerular membrane in the nephrons, causing it to become “leaky”

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Glomerulonephritis

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leaky

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permeable

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protein in the urine

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proteinuria

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blood in the urine

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hematuria

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bacteria in the urine

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bacteruria

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10
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high blood pressure

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hypertension

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the actual stones in the kindeys

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calculi

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stones in the urinary tract pathology name

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urolithiasis

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stones in the kidney pathology name

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nephrolithiasis

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stones in the ureters

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ureterolithiasis

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15
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intense throbbing pain from stones

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colic

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16
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urine flowing backwards

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refluxes

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pulverizing the stone using concentrated ultrasound shock waves, generated from a machine outside the body

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extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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small incision through the skin to create an opening into the kidney to remove the stone

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percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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ultrasonic or electrohydraulic probe that breaks stones

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lithotriptor

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what type of tube drains urine from kindeys during healing process

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nephrostomy

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the tubular portion of the nephron is injured after the ingestion of toxic drugs

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acute tubular necrosis

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scanty urine production

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oliguria

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increased blood levels of calcium

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hypercalcemia

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high-energy laser using a device passed through the urethra to destroy cancer in bladder

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transurethral resection of bladder tumor

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removal of the bladder

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cystectomy

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reatments that stimulate the immune response

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immunotherapy

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directly into the bladder

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intravesical

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Absence of urine production or output

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anuria

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Blockage at the base of the bladder that reduces or prevents urine from passing into the urethra

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bladder neck obstruction

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Prolapsing or downward displacement of the bladder due to weakening of the supporting tissues between the bladder and vagina

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cystocele

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Any type of kidney disease in which there is little or no remaining kidney function

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end-stage renal disease

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Involuntary discharge of urine

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enuresis

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Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another

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fistula

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Abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and the calyces of one or both kidneys caused by pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract

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hydronephrosis

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Chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy

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interstitial cystitis

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Loss of large amounts of plasma protein, usually albumin, through urine due to increased permeability of glomerulus

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nephrotic syndrome

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Impairment of bladder control as a result of brain, spinal cord, or nerve damage

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neurogenic bladder

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Inherited disease in which sacs of fluid called cysts develop in the kidneys

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polycystic kidney disease

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Infection of the kidney, usually the result of an infection that eventually ascends into the ureters

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pyelonephritis

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Sensation of the need to void immediately

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urgency

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An infection, typically of bacterial origin, in any part of the urinary tract

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urinary tract infection

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Disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder

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vesicoureteral reflux

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Rapidly developing malignant tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children

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Wilms tumor

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