Week 2 Test Flashcards
Which diagnostic test uses iodine?
IVP
A condition of excessive urination at night is
nocturia
The term for the inability to hold urine is
urinary incontinence
A ____ is a minimally invasive test that involves fluoroscopy to visualize the urinary tract and bladder, while the bladder is full and during urination.
VCUG
Which diagnostic test requires a urine sample to be collected in a special container and the urine is analyzed in the lab for bacterial growth over a period of days?
Urine culture
This type of medication relaxes the bladder muscles and decreases bladder contractions.
Antimuscarinic
True or False
The kidneys are located posterior to the peritoneum.
True
The folds in the walls of the bladder are called
rugae
A urinary tract infection of one or both of the kidneys is
pyelonephritis
True or False
Patients receiving peritoneal dialysis must report to the hospital or dialysis center for the procedure.
False
Peritoneal dialysis allows the person to work, travel, or sleep during the process.
A condition of excessive thirst is
polydipsia
The combining form for the sac that stores urine is
Cyst/o
The ____ is the first section of the renal tubule and it is attached to the Bowman capsule.
proximal tubule
The renal pelvis is an extension of the ____ inside of the kidney.
ureter
This type of medication stimulates the bladder to contract, which helps with urination. It is used to treat overactive bladder and urge incontinence.
Anticholinergic
Which statement is correct regarding ADH?
ADH increases the water permeability of the walls of the distal tubules.
What are signs and symptoms of cystitis?
Nocturia, dysuria, urgency, and frequency
What is the etiology of acute cystitis?
-Inflammation caused from a bacterial infection
-Inflammation caused from medications and radiation therapy
-Inflammation caused from long-term catheterization
Which statement is correct regarding filtration?
Filtration involves the Bowman capsule and the glomerulus.
A suffix that denotes a urinary condition is
-uria
Peritoneal dialysis is performed by
using the abdomen as the filtering mechanism for waste
An infection anywhere in the urinary system is a
UTI
What is the most common cause of UTIs in women?
Escherichia coli
A benign enlargement of the prostate gland in older men is
BPH
Abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter is
vesicoureteral reflux.
Inflammation of the urinary bladder is called
cystitis
True or False
Urinary incontinence is the inability to hold urine.
True
The bladder is composed of smooth muscle fibers that makeup the ___ muscle.
detrusor
A combining form for the urinary bladder is
Cyst/o and vesic/o
This disease can follow a streptococcal infection and causes inflammation in the kidney.
Glomerulonephritis
True or False
Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that occurs only in male children.
False
Which of the following is a CLIA-waived test?
Urinalysis
The microscopic functional units of the urinary system are
nephrons
A condition of blood in the urine is
hematuria.
With a _____________, the cancer and the surrounding tissue are removed and the kidney remains functional.
partial nephrectomy
BUN stands for
blood urea nitrogen
What is a condition of sugar in the urine?
Glycosuria
The combining form for the tubes that move urine from the kidneys to the bladder is
ureter/o
What is a normal function of the urinary system?
-Maintains fluid volume and normal composition of body fluids.
-Maintains an adequate blood pressure rate.
-Controls the red blood cell production.
-Activates vitamin D.
Which procedure involves the removal of the kidney, adrenal gland, surrounding tissue, and the local lymph nodes?
radical nephrectomy