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103 Cards in this Set
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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BNO
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bladder neck obstruction
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cysto
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cystoscopic examination
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DRE
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digital rectal examination
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ESWL
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extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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IVU
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intravenous urography
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KUB
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kidney, ureter, bladder
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PSA
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prostate-specific antigen
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RP
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retrograde pyelography
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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UA
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urinalysis
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US
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ultrasonogrphy, ultrasound
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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VCUG
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voiding cystourethrogram(graphy)
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azoturia
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increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine
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diuresis
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increased formation and secretion of urine
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dysuria
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painful or difficult urination
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end-stage renal disease
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final phase of a kidney disease process; disease has advanced to the point that the kidneys no longer can filter the blood adequately
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enuresis
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involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established
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hypospadias
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abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis
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interstitial nephritis
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nephritis associated with pathological changes in the renal interstitial tissue that may be primary or due to a toxic agent such as a drug or chemical. The end result is that the nephrons are destroyed and renal function is seriously impaired
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renal hypertension
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high blood pressure that results from kidney disease
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uremia
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elevated level of urea and other nitrogenous waster products in the blood, as occurs in renal failure
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Wilms tumor
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malignant neoplasm of the kidney occuring in young children usually before age 5 years
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blood urea nitrogen
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laboratory test that measures the amount of urea normally excreted by the kidneys into the blood
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intravenous pyelogram
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radiographic procedure in which a contrast medium is injected and serial x-ray films are taken to provide visualization of and important information about the entire urinary tract
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KUB
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term used in radiographic examination to determine the location, size, shape, and malformation of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
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renal scan
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imaging procedure that determines renal function and shape. a radioactive substance or radiopharmaceutical that concentrates in the kidney is injected intravenously. The radioactivity is measured as it accumulates in the kidneys and is recorded as an image
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retrograde pyelography
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radiographic procedure in which a contrast medium is introduced through a cystoscope directly into the bladder using small-caliber catheters
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urinalysis
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physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of urine
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voiding cystourography
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radiography of the bladder and urethra after the introduction of a contrast medium and during the processing of voiding urine. The bladder is filled with an opaque contrast medium before the procedure
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catheterization
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insertion of a catheter into a body cavity or organ to instill a substance or remove fluid
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renal transplant
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surgical transfer or a complete kidney from a donor to a recipient
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cyst/o
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bladder
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vesic/o
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bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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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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carcin/o
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cancer
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enter/o
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intestine
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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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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py/o
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pus
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rect/o
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rectum
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scler/o
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hardening
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ven/o
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vein
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-ectomy
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removal
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-pexy
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fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
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forming an opening
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomitting
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-logist
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specialist in study of
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-logy
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study of
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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cancer
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-phobia
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fear
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-ptosis
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prolapse, downward displacement
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-scope
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instrument of examining
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-uria
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urine
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-ia
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condition
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-ist
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specialist
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a-
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without, not
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an-
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without, not
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult
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in-
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in, not
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intra-
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in, within
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poly-
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many, much
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supra-
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above; excessive; superior
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