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chapter 7

Med. terminology 006

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Portion of the urinary bladder: Trigone
Glomerular: Pertainnig to small balls of capillaries in the kidney.
Electrolyte: Sodium
Renal pelvis: Pyel/o
A term that means no urine production is: Anuria
Surrounding the urinary bladder: Perivesical
X-ray of the urinary tract: KUB (Kedney, ureter, and baldder)
Oliguria: Scanty urination
Artificial kidney machine: Hemodialysis
Nephrolithotomy: Incision to remove a renal calculus.
Protein in the urine: Albuminuria
Renal abscess may lead to: pyuria
Alkaline Basic
Urine is held in the bladder: Urinary retention
Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood: BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
Nephrosclerosis: Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney.
Sugar in the urine; a symptom of diabetes mellitus: Glycosuria
Color of the urine is smokey red owing to presence of blood: Hematuria
Urine is trubid (cloudy) owing precense of WBC's and pus: Pyuria
Abnormal particles are present in urine - cells, bacteria, casts: Sediment
Urine test that reflects the acitity of alkalinity of urine: pH (symbol for degree of acidity of alkalinity)
Dark pigment accumulates in urine as a result of liver disease: Bilirubinuria
High levels of acids and acetones accumulate in urine: Ketonuria
Leaky glomeruli can produce this acumulation of albumin in urine: Protenuria
High blood pressure that is idiopathic: Essential Hypertension
Malignant turmor of the kidney: Renal cell carcinoma.
High blood pressure caused by kidney disease: Secondary hypertension
A tube for withdrawing or giving fluid: Catheter
Collection of pus: Abscess
Swelling, fluid in tissues: Edema
Inadequate secretion of ADH (antidiuretic hormone - vasopressin: Diabetes insipidus
A narrowed area in a tube: Stricture
IVP X-ray test Intravenous pyelogram
What is a diverticulum Outpouching of a wall of an organ.
A symptom of cystitis is: Frequent urination.
An example of an upper UTI (Urinary Track Infections) is: Inflamation of renal pelvis.
Enuresis means: Bedwetting.
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