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Ch. 11 Urinary system

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show mineral salt of the body that carries an electrical charge, regulates nerve impulses, muscle contraction, hydration and blood pH  
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filtrate   show
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nitrogenous waste   show
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peritoneum   show
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show albumin, protein  
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azot/o   show
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cyst/o   show
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show bladder  
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glomerul/o   show
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show potassium  
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keton/o   show
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show stone, calculus  
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meat/o   show
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nephr/o   show
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show kidney  
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noct/o   show
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olig/o   show
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show pus  
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show renal pelvis  
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ur/o   show
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ureter/o   show
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show urethra  
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-genesis   show
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show abnormal condition  
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-uria   show
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dia-   show
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retro-   show
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show prolapsing of the bladder due to weakening of the supporting tissues between the bladder and vagina  
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ESRD   show
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show involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence  
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fistula   show
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show abnormal dilation of the renal pelvis and teh calyces of one or both kidneys caused by pressure from accumulated urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract  
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show IC; chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection and is not responsive to conventional antibiotic therapy aka painful bladder syndrome  
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show loss of large amounts of plasma protein, through urine due to an increased permeability of the glomerular membrane  
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neurogenic bladder   show
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show PKD; inherited disease in which cysts develop in the kidneys  
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pyelonephritis   show
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show VUR; disorder caused by the failure of urine to pass through the ureters to the bladder, usually caused by impairment of the valve between the ureter and bladder or obstruction in the ureter  
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show malignant tumor of the kidney that usually occurs in children; aka nephroblastoma  
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electromyography   show
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show BUN; determines the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from urea  
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show C&S; determines the causative organism of an infection and identifies how the organism responds to various antibiotics  
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urinalysis   show
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intravenous pyelography   show
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renal nuclear scan   show
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voiding cystourethrography   show
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show opening created between the skin and kidney to drain urine through a tube outside the body when the ureters are unable to do so  
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ureteral stent placement   show
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