Urinary system disorders

Question 1

Deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which causes the patient to excrete large quantities of urine (polyuria) and exhibit excessive thirst (polydipsia)

Answer 1

Diabetes insipidus (DI)

Question 2

A group of metabolic disorders, characterized by high glucose levels that result from inadequate amounts of insulin, resistance to insulin, or a combination of both.

Answer 2

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

Question 3

Stones in the kidney.

Answer 3

Nephrolithiasis

Question 4

Inherited disorder characterized by an enlargement of the kidneys caused by many renal cysts bilaterally that reduce functioning of renal tissue

Answer 4

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Question 5

Severe pain associated with kidney stones lodged in the ureter. The term “colic” means pain.

Answer 5

Renal colic

Question 6

Infection anywhere in the urinary system, caused most commonly by bacteria, but also by parasites, yeast, and protozoa. Most frequently occurring disorder in the urinary system.

Answer 6

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Question 7

Stones anywhere in the urinary tract, but usually in the renal pelvis or urinary bladder. Usually formed in patients with an excess of the mineral calcium. Also called urinary calculi

Answer 7

Urolithiasis