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The urinary system consists of |
Two kidneys two ureters urinary bladder and urethra |
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What do the kidneys do |
form urine, excrete / conserve water, electrolyte balance, acid base balance, activate vitamin D, produce erythropoeitin |
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What does erythropoeitin do |
hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells by bone marrow produce renin |
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What does the activation of vitamin D do |
Makes a hormone to regulate calcium and phosphate levels in blood stream |
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What is a normal urine output |
1000 to 2000 ml / 24hr minimum 30 cc an hour |
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What is a urinalysis |
10 milliliters of urine is collected and looks for blood, protein, glucose, leukocytes, or drugs |
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What is a urine culture |
Identifies bacteria presents collected before antibiotics continued with a sensitivity test to determine if antibiotics will kill bacteria |
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What is a 24 hour urine test |
Discard first urination collect urine for 24 hours collect last P after 24 hours |
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Blood urea nitrogen bun |
Elevate renal function 7 to 20 milligrams / DL is normal |
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Suprapubic catheter |
Inserted through incision in lower abdomen into the bladder |
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Urine specific gravity |
1.002-1.035 lower equals dilute higher equals concentrated |
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What medication is used to treat UTIs |
Sulfonamide |
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Cystitis |
Bladder wall |
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What medication is used for your in pain and turns pee orange |
Pyridium |
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What are the types of calculi |
Calcium oxalate, purine, struvite, magnesium ammonium phosphate stones |
Can be caused from chronic UTI |
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Hydronephrosis |
Obstruction in urinary tract |
Kidney enlarges as urine collects |
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Bacille calmette....guerin vaccine treats |
Bladder cancer, put in bladder and help stimulate immune system to kill bladder cancer cells |
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Kidney cancer risk factors |
Smoking, obesity, hypertension, long-term kidney dialysis |
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Define oliguria |
Production of abnormally small amounts of urine |
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What disease is irreversible and effects all body systems |
Chronic kidney disease |
75% nephrons lost |
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Define uremia |
Urea in the blood |
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Peritoneal dialysis |
Done by patient |
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Hemodialysis |
artificial kidney removes waste |
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Thiazide diuretics |
Block sodium reabsorption and increase water excretion treats moderate hypertension |
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define gout |
Caused by inability of kidneys to clear uric acid from blood |
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