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MT Short Course Sy11
Urinary System Abbreviations and Terms
Question | Answer |
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cyst/o vesic/o | urinary bladder |
nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen (blood test); checks for kidney disease |
CAPD | continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
CKD | chronic kidney disease |
CRF | chronic renal failure; progressive loss of kidney function |
HD | hemodialysis; removal of waste materials from the blood using a machine |
KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder (x-ray) |
RP | retrograde pyelogram |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
K+ | potassium; an electrolyte |
Na+ | sodium; an electrolyte |
IVP | x-ray of the kidney after injection of contrast in a vein; intra-venous pyelogram |
ESWL | destruction of stone using shock waves; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
cysto or cystoscope | visual exam of the urinary bladder using an instrument (scope) |
GFR | glomerular filtration rate (measured to document stages of kidney disease) |