Allied Med 500: Treatment Procedures Of The Urinary System

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dialysis

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procedure to remove waste products from blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function

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peritoneal dialysis

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dialysate solution flows into the peritoneal cavity, where its lining acts as filter to remove waste from the blood, and exchanged through a catheter implanted in abdominal wall; used for renal failure and poisoning

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nephrolysis

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freeing of a kidney from adhesions

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nephrostomy

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establishment of an opening from the pelvis of the kidney to the exterior of the body; allows bypassing of the ureter because urine from the kidney is drained directly through the back

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pyeloplasty

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surgical repair of the renal pelvis

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pyelotomy

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surgical incision into the renal pelvis; performed to correct an obstruction of the junction between the renal pelvis and ureter

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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

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destruction of stones with the use of high energy ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel; the fragments of these stones are then excreted in the urine

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percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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performed by making a small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush and remove a kidney stone

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ureterorrhaphy

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surgical suturing of a ureter

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cystopexy

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surgical fixation of bladder to abdominal wall

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hemodialysis

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waste products are filtered directly from the patient's blood using a hemodialysis unit, commonly referred to as an artificial kidney

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lithotomy

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surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder

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suprapubic catheterization

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placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone

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urethropexy

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surgical fixation of the urethra, usually performed to correct urinary stress incontinence

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urethrostomy

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surgical creation of a permanent opening between urethra and skin

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ablation

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removal of a body part or destruction of its function by surgery, drugs, chemicals, etc.; a treatment of prostate cancer

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transurethral prostatectomy (TURP)

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removal of an overgrowth of tissue from the prostate gland through a resectoscope

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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

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dialysate solution is instilled from a plastic container worn under the patient's clothing, provides ongoing dialysis