Week 1 Test: Flashcards
-uria:
urine
urethr/o:
Urethra
Cyst/o:
Bladder
Ureter/o:
Ureter
Vesic/o
Bladder
UTI:
Urinary Tract Infection
VCUG:
Voiding Cystourethrogram
BUN:
Blood Urea Nitrogen
PSA:
Prostate specific antigen
BPH:
Benign prostate hyperplasia
PVR:
Postroid Residual Urine Test
What is a urinary tract infection of one or both kidneys called?
Pyelonephritis
Many collecting ducts empty into this structure. Many of these structures then merge into the renal pelvis. This structure is called:
Calyes
The microscopic functional units of the urinary system are;
Nephrons
The ___ brings blood into the glomerulus and the ___ takes blood away from the glomerulus.
Afferent, Efferent
A condition of excessive urination at night is ___
Nocturia
Painful urination is also called:
Dysuria
Excessive urea in the blood is called:
Azotemia
What is the condition of sugar in the urine:
Glycosuria
Inability to hold urine is called:
Urinary Incontinence
What is the intense sensation of the need to urinate immediately?
Urgency
Excessive thirst:
Polydipsia
Condition of pus in the urine:
Pyuria
Abnormal back flow of urine from the bladder into the ureter is called:
Vesicoureteral reflux
Removal of a kidney stone is called;
Nephrolithotomy
Scanty urination is called:
Oliguria
What is cystitis?
Inflammation of bladder
Excessive urination is called:
Polyuria
What is the most common cause of UTIs in women?
E. Coli
What is peritoneal dialysis used for?
Natural filter & waste from blood moves into infused
What medication stimulates the bladder to contract and helps with urination:
Anticholinergic
Urinalysis is a CLIA waived test?
True
What are 3 risks factors of bladder cancer?
Family history (Fx)
Smoking
Chemical exposure
What is the etiology of acute cystitis?
Inflammation related to a bacterial infection
Stress incontinence is also called overactive bladder?
False
The inner portion of the kidney is the:
Medulla
The opening to the urethra is the urinary:
Meatus
Diabetes insipidus is deficiency of:
Antidiuretic hormone
What does Urethral stenosis mean?
Narrowing the urethra
A urinometer is an instrument to measure ____ the ___ ___ of urine.
Specific gravity
Filtration involves the Bowman capsule and the glomerulus?
True
Dysuria:
Painful urination.
Nocturia:
Urination @ night
Polyuria:
Excessive excretion of urine
Hydronephrosis:
Backup of urine causes dilation
Azotemia:
Abnormal high in nitrogenous waste in the blood.