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28 Cards in this Set
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Lithotripsy |
Sound waves that break apart kidney stones |
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Nephropexy |
Surgery to put a kidney back into correct position |
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Specific gravity |
Used to determine the composition of urine compared to water |
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Uremia |
Renal failure causes inability to filter leaving waste in the blood |
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Catherterization |
Flexible tube inserted into urethra to empty the bladder |
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Hypokalemia |
Nephrons excrete to much potassium |
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Incontinence |
When a person cannot hold urine voluntarily in the bladder |
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Diuretic drugs |
Block the reabsorption of sodium, water or both |
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Dysuria |
Difficult of painful urination |
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Polyuria |
Excessive urine production |
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Renal cell cancer |
Cancer that starts in the tubules of the nephron |
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Nephroptosis |
Congenital condition where the urethra is in the wrong area |
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Nephroptosis |
Kidney sits lower in the abdominal cavity |
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Anuria |
Kidneys stop making urine |
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Cystitis |
Bladder inflammation cause by bacteria (UTI) |
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Hydronephrosis |
Stone blocks a ureter backing urine into the kidneys |
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Creatinine |
Breakdown of product muscles |
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Neurogenic bladder |
Nerves fail to signal the bladder to empty |
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Nephronlastoma |
Tumor containing immature kidney cells |
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Cysticele |
Bladder herniates into the vagina or the rectum |
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Urgency |
Person gets a sudden feeling that he must urinate NOW |
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Cystectomy |
Surgical removal of the bladder |
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Oliguria |
Decreased urine production |
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Nephrolithiasis |
Kidney stone formation |
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Enuresis |
Bed wetting |
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Ketonuria |
Ketones are found in the urine |
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Glomerulonephritis |
Antigen-antibody clog the nephron causing inflammation |
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Polycystic kidney disease |
Kidneys have large cysts causing kidney failure |
