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Antidiuretic
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Pertaining to a medication that decreases urine secretion
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Catheter
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Tube of elastic, elastic web, rubber, glass, metal, or plastic that is inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid or to inject fluid.
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Cystectomy
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Surgical excision of the bladder or part of the bladder
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Cystogram
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X-ray record of the bladder
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Cystolithectomy
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Surgical excision of a stone from the bladder
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Cystoscope
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Instrument used for examination of the bladder
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Dialysis
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Procedure to separate waste material from the blood and to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance in impaired kidney function or in the absence of the kidney
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ESWL=Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotriptor
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Device used to crush kidney stones (renal calculi). Patients is sedated and immersed in a water bath while shock waves pound stones until they crumble into small pieces that are flushed out with urine.
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Hemodialysis (HD).
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Use of an artificial kidney to separate waste from blood. Blood is circulated through tubes made of semipermeable membranes, and these tubes are continually bathed by solutions that remove waste.
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Lithotripsy.
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Crushing of kidney stone.
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Meatotomy
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Incision of the urinary meatus to enlarge the opening
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Nephrectomy
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Surgical excision of a kidney
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PD=Peritoneal Dialysis.
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Separation of waste from blood by using peritoneal catheter and dialysis. Fluid introduced into peritoneal cavity and wastes from blood pass into this fluid. The fluid & waste are then removed from body. IPD & CAPD are 2 types of peritoneal dialysis.
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PUL=PercutaneousUltrasonic lithotripsy.
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Crushing of kidney stone by using ultrasound. This is invasive surgical procedure performed by using a nephroscope or fluoroscopy.
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Pyelolithotomy
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Surgical incision into the renal pelvis for removal of a stone
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Renal transplant.
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Surgical procedure to implant a donor kidney into a recipient.
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Specific gravity (sp. gr.)
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Weight of substance compared with equal amount of water. Urine has sp. Gr. Of 1.003 to 1.030.
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Specimen
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Sample of tissue, blood, urine, or other material intended to show the nature of the whole.
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Ureterocolostomy
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Surgical implantation of the ureter into the colon
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Ureteroplasty
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Surgical repair of the ureter
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Urinalysis
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Analysis of urine; separating of the urine for examination to determine the presence of abnormal elements
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Urinometer
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Instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine
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