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URINARY SYSTEM VOCAB LIST Flashcards

1
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high levels of ketones in the blood

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Acidosis

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2
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Protein in the urine

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Albuminuria

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3
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Suppression of urine formation.

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Anuria

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4
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Small artery.

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Arteriole

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5
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Avodart(B)

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dutasteride(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

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6
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Excess urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood; Azotemia

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Uremia

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7
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Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis.

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Calyx

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8
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids

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Catheter

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9
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Nitrogenous waste excreted in urine; a product of muscle metabolism

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Creatinine

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10
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Drug that promotes or increases the production of urine

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Diuretic

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11
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Painful urination

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Dysuria

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12
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Swelling; fluid in tissues

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Edema

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13
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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell production in bone marrow.

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Erythropoietin

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14
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Proscar(B)

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Finasteride(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

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15
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Lasix(B)

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Furosemide(G) - Diuretics

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16
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small balls of capillaries in the kidney

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Glomerular

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17
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Use of artificial kidney machine

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Hemodialysis

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18
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Depression or hollow in the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

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Hilum

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19
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Hydrodiuril(B)

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Hydrochlorothiazide-HCTZ (G) - Diuretics

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20
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inability to hold urine in bladder

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Incontinence

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21
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Lozide(B)

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Indapamide(G) - Diuretics

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22
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Inflammation of connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules

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Interstitial nephritis

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23
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Potassium, an electrolyte regulated by the kidney - essential for muscle and nerve function

24
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furosemide(G)

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Lasix(B) - Diuretics

25
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Opening or canal

26
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Nephr/o

27
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Kidney stones (renal calculi)

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Nephrolithiasis

28
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Incision into the kidney to remove a stone or renal calculus

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Nephrolithotomy

29
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Functional unit of the kidney; about one million in each kidney

30
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Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney

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Nephrosclerosis

31
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Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine.

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Nephrotic syndrome

32
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Substance containing nitrogen and excreted in urine. urea, uric acid, and creatinine.

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Nitrogenous waste

33
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scanty urination

34
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excessive thirst

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Polydipsia

35
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Py/o

36
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Pyel/o

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renal pelvis

37
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X-ray recording of renal pelvis

38
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Ren/o

39
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Microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration.

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Renal tubules

40
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Blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart.

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Renal vein

41
Q

stones in the salivary glands

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Sialadenolithiasis

42
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Flomax(B)

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Tamsulosin(G) - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia(BPH)

43
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Triangular area in the urinary bladder

44
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tube carrying urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder

45
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Urine is held in the bladder

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Urinary retention

46
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the abnormal flow of urine from your bladder back up the ureters. Pertaining to the urinary bladder and rectum.

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Vesicorectal

47
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Urination; micturition

48
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Blood in urine

49
Q

Central collecting region of the kidney.

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Renal Pelvis

50
Q

abnormal fat breakdown in urine

51
Q

Malignant tumor of the kidney in children

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Wilms tumor

52
Q

Kidney condition with many small cysts

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Polycystic kidney disease

53
Q

Inflammation of the renal pelvis of kidney

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Pyelonephritis

54
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Cavity containing pus

55
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Sugar in the urine - a sign of diabetes mellitus

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Glycosuria

56
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cause of essential hypertension

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Idiopathic(unknown cause)

57
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Inadequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin leads to hyperglycemia, glycosuria and polydipsia.

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Diabetes mellitus

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