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33 Cards in this Set
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voiding, micturition |
urination |
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Lith/o |
Stone |
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Noct/o |
Night |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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-uria |
urination; urine condition |
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Turbid |
cloudy pg288 |
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Pyuria |
puss pg 228 |
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Normal urine pH |
6.5 pH slightly acidic pg 228 |
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Nephrolithiasis |
Kidney stones (renal calculi) |
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Polycystic Kidney Disease |
Multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within & on the kidney |
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Pyelonephritis |
Inflammation of the lining if the renal pelvis & renal parenchyma |
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Renal Failure |
Decrease in excretion of wastes results from impaired filtration function |
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Diabetes Mellitus |
There is excessive sugar in the bloodstream, which leads to the "spilling over" of sugar into the urine |
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(BUN) Blood urea nitrogen |
Measurement of urea levels in blood |
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Creatinine Clearance |
Measurement of the rate @ which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney |
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Cystoscopy |
Direct visualization of the urethra & urinary bladder w/ an endoscope (cystoscope) |
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Dialysis |
Process of separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood (when the body can no longer do it on its own) |
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Lithotripsy |
Urinary tract stones that are crushed |
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Renal angioplasty |
Dilation of narrowed areas in renal arteries Diabetes Mellitus (DM)- Insulin is Not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects |
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PKD |
Polycystic Kidney Disease |
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Sp gr |
Specific gravity |
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UA |
urinalysis |
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UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |
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BM |
Bowel Movement |
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CT |
Computed Tomography |
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G tube |
Gastrostomy Tube |
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GI |
Gastrointestinal |
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HPV |
Hepatitis B Virus |
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IBD |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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NG Tube |
Nasogastric Tube |
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NPO |
Nothing by mouth |
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T Tube |
Tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) on the outside of the body |
