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83 Cards in this Set
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catherter
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tube for injecting or removing fluids
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cortex
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outer region of an organ
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creatinine
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nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
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electrolyte
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carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water
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erthropoietin
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hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells
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filtration
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process where some substances pass through a filter
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glomerular capsule
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enclosing structure surrounding each glomerulus
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glomerulus
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Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney
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hilum
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depression in an organ where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave
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kidney
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filters wastes from the bloodstream to form urine
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meatus
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opening or canal
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medulla
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inner region of an organ
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nephron
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combination of glomerulus and renal tubule where filtration reabsorption and secretion takes place in a kidney
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potassium
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electrolyte regulated by the kidney so that a proper concentration is maintained with the blood
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reabsorption
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process where renal tubules return materials necessary to the body back into the bloodstream
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renal artery
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blood vessel that carries blood to the kidney
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renal pelvis
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central collecting region in the kidney
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renal tubule
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microscopic tube in the kidney where urine is formed after filtration
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renal vein
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blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidney and toward the heart
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renin
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hormone: raises blood pressure
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trigone
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triangular area in the bladder
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urea
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major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
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ureter
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one of two tubes leading from the kidney the the. bladder
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urethra
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tube leading from the bladder outside of the bladder
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uric acid
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nitrogenous waste excreted in the urine
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urinary bladder
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hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine
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urination
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process of expelling urine
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cali/o calic/o
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calyx: cup-shaped
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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meat/o
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meatus
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nephr/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ren/o
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kidney
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trigon/o
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trigone
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urethr/o
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urethra
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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albumin/o
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albumin
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azot/o
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nitrogen
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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Dibs/o
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thirst
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kal/o
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potassium
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ket/o keton/o
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ketone bodies
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lith/o
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stone
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natr/o
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sodium
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noct/o
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
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-poietin
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substance that forms
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py/o
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pus
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-tripsy
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crushing
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ur/o
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urine
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urin/o
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urine
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-uria
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urination urine condition
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glomerulonephritis
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inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney
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interstitial nephritis
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inflammation of the connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney stones
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nephrotic syndrome
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group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine
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polycystic kidney disease (pkd)
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multiple fluid-filled sacs within one of the kidney
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pyelonephritis
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inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma
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renal cell carcinoma
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cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
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renal failure
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decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function
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renal hypertension
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high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
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wilms tumor
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malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood
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bladder cancer
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malignant tumor of the urinary bladder
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diabetes insipidus (DI)
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antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is not secreted or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
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diabetes mellitus (DM)
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insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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measure of urea levels in blood
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creatinine clearance
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measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney
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ct urography
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x-ray images obtained using computed tomography show multiple cross-sectional and other views of the kidney
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kidneys ureters and bladder (KUB)
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x ray examination of the kidney ureters and bladder
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renal angiography
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x-ray examination of the blood vessels of the kidney
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retrograde pyelogram (RP)
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x-ray image of the renal pelvis and the ureters after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters from the bladder
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voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
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x-ray image of the urinary bladder and urethra obtianed while the patient is voiding
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ultrasonography
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imaging of the urinary tract structures using high-frequency sound waves
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radioiscotope scan
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image of the kidney obtained after injecting a radioactive substance in the bloodstream
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mri urography
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changing magnetic field produces images of the kidney and surrounding structures in three planes of the body
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cystoscopy
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direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope
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dialysis
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process of separating nitrogenous waste material from the blood
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lithotripsy
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urinary tract stones are crushed
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renal angioplasty
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dilation of narrowed areas in the renal arteries
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renal biopsy
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removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination
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renal transplantation
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surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient
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urinary catheterization
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passage of a flexible tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder
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