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51 Cards in this Set
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absence of urine formation
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anuria
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toxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea and other waste products in the bloodstream
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uremia
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kidney failure resulting in sudden onset and characterized by uremia
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acute renal failure
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kidney failure resulting from progressive loss of renal function due to a disease process
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chronic renal failure
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the late stages of chronic renal failure with irreversible loss of function of the kidneys
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end stage renal disease
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condition in which high levels of protein are lost in the urine and low levels of protein are present in the blood
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nephrotic syndrome
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degenerative kidney disease causing nephrotic syndrome without inflammation
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nephrosis
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excessive fluid in the body tissues
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edema
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presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine
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hyperproteinuria
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presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood
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hypoproteinemia
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presence of abnormally large amounts of lipids in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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kidney disease characterized by hyperproteinuria by long term diabetes mellitus
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diabetic nephropathy
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dilation (swelling) of one or both kidneys
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hydronephrosis
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distention of a kidney
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nephrectasis
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inflammation of the kidney
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nephritis
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type of nephritis that involves primarily the glomeruli
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glomerulonephritis
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"floating kidney"
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nephroptosis
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suppuration of the kidney (pus)
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nephropyosis
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inherited kidney disorder where the kidneys become enlarged because of multiple cysts
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polycystic kidney disease
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney
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pyelonephritis
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acute pain in the kidney area caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone
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renal colic
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presence of stones in the kidney
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nephrolithiasis
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distention of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked
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hydroureter
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distention of the ureter
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ureterectasis
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discharge of blood from the ureter
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ureterorrhagia
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narrowing of the ureter due to a stricture caused by scar tissue
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ureterostenosis
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pain in the urinary bladder
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cystalgia or dystodynia
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inflammation of the bladder
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cystitis
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chronic inflammation within the wall of the bladder
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interstitial cystitis
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"fallen bladder"
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cystocele
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infection in the urinary tract
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urinary tract infection (UTI)
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abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina
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vesicovaginal fistula
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inflammation of the urethra
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urethritis
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bleeding from the urethra
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urethrorrhagia
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abnormal discharge from urethra
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urethrorrhea
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narrowing of the urethra
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urethrostenosis
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congenital abnormality of the urethral opening in a male, the opening is on upper surface of the penis
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epispadias
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congenital abnormality of the urethral opening in a male, the opening is on the under surface of the penis
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hypospadias
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congenital abnomality in males where the urethral opening is on the side of the penis
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paraspadia
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increased excretion of urine
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diuresis
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difficult or painful urination
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dysuria
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involuntary discharge of urine
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enuresis
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excessive urination during the night
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nocturia
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scanty urination
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oliguria
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excessive urination
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polyuria
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difficulty in starting a urinary stream
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urinary hesitancy
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inability to empty the bladder
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urinary retention
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inability to control the voiding of urine
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urinary incontinence
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inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress.
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stress incontinence
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over active bladder
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urge incontinence
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