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24 Cards in this Set
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anuria
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absence of urine production or urinary output
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azotemia
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retention of excessive amts of nitrogenous compds(urea, cratinine and uric acid) in the bld AKA uremia
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chronic renal failure
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renal failure that occurs over a period of yrs, kidneys lose ability to maintain vol and composition of body fluids with normal dietary intake (result of dec # of functioning nephrons in kidneys)
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dysuria
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painful/difficult urination
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enuresis
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involuntary discharge of urine AKA incontinence (at night- nocturnal enuresis; day- diurnal enureisis)
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fistula
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abn passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another
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frequency
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voiding at frequent intervals
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hesitancy
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involuntary delay in initiating urination
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nephrotic syndrome
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loss of lg amts of plasma protein, usually albumin, by way of urine, due to inc permeability of the glomerular membrane (commonly assoc w/hypoprotienemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia)
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nocturia
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excessive/frequent urination after going to bed (excessive fluid intake, diabetes mellitus, UTI, prostate dis, impaired renal func, diuretics)
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oliguria
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diminished capacity to form and pass urine so that the end products of metabolism can't be excreted efficiently
(fluid/electrolyte imbalance, renal lesion, UT obstruction) |
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urgency
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feeling of the need to void immediately (UTI)
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urolithiasis
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presence of stones in any urinary structure
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Wilms tumor
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rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children
(diag by excretory urogram w/tomography. may metastasize to lymph nodes adn lungs) |
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anorchidism
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congenital absence of one or both testes
AKA anorchia/anorchism Tx replacement of testosterone |
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aspermia
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failure to form or ejaculate semen
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balanitis
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inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis (uncircumcised/poor pers hygeine)
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epispadias
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malformation in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis
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erectile dysfunction
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repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse
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hydrocele
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accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, esp testes and associated structures
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hypospadias
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developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum
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phimosis
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stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin can't be retracted over the glas penis
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sterility
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inability to produce offspring; inability to fertilize ovum
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varicocele
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swelling/distention of veins of the spermatic cord
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