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29 Cards in this Set
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Kidneys produce what hormones to stimulate RBC production and elevate blood pressure?
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erythropoietin (RBC) and
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Painful urination...
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dysuria
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Inflammatory disease of the glomeruli...no pus...no bacteria found in the urine during UA.....
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Glomerulonephritis
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Presence of the plasma protien albumin in the urine...
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Albuminuria
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Blood in the urine...
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Hematuria
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Structural elements or molds of kidney tubules consisting of coagulated protien and blood are present is called...
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casts
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A rarely occuring renal problem considered to be an auto immune disease..
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Goodpasture Syndrome
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low urine production...
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oliguria
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What disease results when autoantibodies collect in the glomeruli which causes major inflammation tocreate scars and reduce kidney functioning...
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Lupus Nephritis
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) forms deposits in the glomeruli causing inflammation...most common cause of glomulonephritis...
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IgA Nephropathy
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Reduced blood flow...
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Ischemia
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Kidneys are unable to clear the blood of urea and creatinine..creating toxicity...
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Renal Failure
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Which is life threatening and has poorer prognosis..Acute or Chronic Renal Failure?
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Chronic Renal Failure
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Two types of Dialysis?
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Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis |
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Which dialysis allows pt to be mobile?
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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A suppurative UTI of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by pyogenic (pus forming) bacteria...
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Pyelonephritis
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Inflamation confined to the renal pelvis...
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Pyelitis
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Name for kidney cancer...
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Hypernephroma
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A malignant tumor of the kidney pelvis that develops in children...
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Wilms tumor
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Name for kidney stones...
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urinary calculi
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A kidney stone so large it fills the renal pelvis completely...requiring surgical removal...
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staghorn calculus
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Procedure that crushes kidney stones..eff for 20% of stones...
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Lithotripsy
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Lithotripsy performed while Pt is in water and subjected to sonic waves that shatter the hard stones so they may be eliminated...
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hydrolithotripsy
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The kidney becomes extremely dialated with pockets of urine causing urine to be unable to pass..
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hydronephrosis
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A physical cause of Hydronephrosis causing the terminal protion ofthe ureter to prolapse or slide into the bladder..
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Ureterocele
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Inflammation of the urinary bladder caused by infection..
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Cystitis
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Incontinence that continues through the early juvenile years...
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Enuresis
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Damage to the nerves supplying the bladder is a root cause of...
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Neurogenic bladder
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Inflammation of the urethra...
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Urethritis
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