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48 Cards in this Set
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What is the average amount of urine produced per day? |
1.5 - 2.5 liters |
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What are the main area of the kindneys internal structure? |
Cortex, renal pelvis, medulla (NOT glomerulus) |
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What the name of the long tube attached to each kidney? |
Ureter
*[10 inches long]
*[] Omitted/Added for own personal gain. |
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What is the urinary system made up by? |
2 kidneys, 2 ureters, a bladder and a urethra. |
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Where do all the calyces in the kidney coverge into? |
Renal pelvis |
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What is urea? |
A compound found in urine from the breakdown of protein. |
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What is the name of the functional microscopic filtration unit of the kidney? |
Nephron |
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What is a renal calculi? |
Kidney stone |
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What does BUN measure? |
Nitrogenious waste in the circulatory system. |
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What is the name for inflammation of the renal pelvis? |
Pyelonephritis |
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What is cystitis? |
Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
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What is albuminaria? |
Protein in the urine.
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What is dialysis? |
-Cleanses the blood -Can be done indefinitely until a new kidney is transplanted -Is not a cure |
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IVP uses a contrast medium to image what organs? |
Kidneys, ureters and bladder. |
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Where are the kidneys located? |
Retoperitoneally |
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What would you call the condition of having blood in the urine? |
Hematuria |
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What would you call the condition of involuntary discharge of urine or bed-wetting? |
Enuresis |
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What would you call the condition of having pus in the urine? |
Pyuria |
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What would you call the condition of having no urine productions or urinating less than 100ml per day? |
Anuresis |
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What would you call the condition of excessive urination at night? |
Nocturia |
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What would you call the condition of having large amounts of urine output? |
Polyuria |
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What would you call the condition of having scant amounts of urine production? |
Oliguria |
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What would you call the condition of having glucose in the urine? |
Glycosuria |
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What would you call the condition of having excessive thirst? |
Polydipsia |
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What is the name of the cuplike edges of the renal pelvis? |
Calyces |
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What is another word for the process of releasing urine? |
Micturition |
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What would you call the condition of herniation of the urinary bladder? |
Cystocele |
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What would you call the condition of being unable to release urine? |
Urinary retention |
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What would you call the condition of having pain while urinating? |
Dysuria |
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What would you call the condition of the inability to hold urine? |
Urinary incontinence |
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What would you call the sensation to urinate immediately? |
Urgency |
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What is a catheter? |
A hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel. |
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What is the name of the procedure to crush stones? |
Lithotripsy |
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What is the name of the procedure for the removal of a kidney stone? |
Nephrolithotomy |
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Spell "mellitus." |
M-E-L-L-I-T-U-S |
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What is the name of the triangular area in bladder between the ureters entrance and urethral outlet? |
Trigone |
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What would you call the condition of increased formation and excretion of urine? |
Diuresis |
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What area collects urine in the kidney? |
Renal pelvis |
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What carried urine away from the body (outside?) |
Urethra |
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What is the name of the opening of the urethra? |
Urinary meatus |
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What would you call the condition of the backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureters? |
Vesicourethral reflux |
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What is the combining form of nitrogen? |
Azot/o |
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What is the combining form of stone? |
Lith/o |
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What is the combining form of urinary bladder? |
Cyst/o |
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What is the combining form of sugar? |
Glyc/o |
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What is the combining form of potassium? |
Kal/i |
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What is the combining form of sodium? |
Natr/o |
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What is the combining form of renal pelvis? |
Pyel/o |
