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20 Cards in this Set
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Involuntary passage or leakage of urine.
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Incontinence
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Blood in urine
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Hematuria
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Excretion of excess sugar in urine, as in diabetes.
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Glytosuria
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Potentially fatal streptococcal infection of the kidney.
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Glomerulonephritis
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Pebble-like mass, such as gallstone or kidney stone, formed within the body, hard tartar layer formed on teeth by plaque.
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Calculus
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Heavy discharge of mucus, especially from the urethra.
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Blennorrhagia
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Involuntary urination, especially at night, usually functional in nature; bed-wetting.
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Bed-wetting/Enuresis
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Presence of the protein albumin in urine.
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Albuminuria
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Presence of protein in the urine above normal limits.
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Proteinuria
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Kidney Stone
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Renal Calculus
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Severe pain in the kidney
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Renal Colic
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Nitrogenous waste product of kidneys
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Urea
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The retention of urine by the body and the presence of high levels of urine components in the blood.
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Uremia
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Inflammation of the urethra, especially among males, due to bacterial or viral infection or obstruction.
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Urethritis
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The disturbance of a person's sleep at night by the need to pass urine.
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Nocturia
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Poisonous to the kidneys
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Nephrotoxic
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Inflammation of the kidney
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Nephritis/Bright's Disease
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Hard, pebble-like mass in kidney that causes pain and blood in urine.
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Kidney Stone (AKA Nephrolithiasis and Renal Calculus)
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Mililiters of plasma per minute filtered through the kidney.
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Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
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Involuntary urination, especially at night, usually functional in nature.
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Enuresis
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