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Portion of the urinary bladder |
Trigone |
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Glomerular |
Pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney |
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Meatal stenosis |
Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body |
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Electrolyte |
Sodium |
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Nitrogenous waste |
Creatinine |
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Renal pelvis |
pyel/o |
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A term that means no urine production is |
Anuria |
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Surrounding the urinary bladder |
Perivesical |
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Uremia |
Azotemia |
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X-ray of the urinary tract |
KUB |
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Oliguria |
Scanty urination |
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Diabetes insipidus is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT |
Glycosuria |
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Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder |
Ureterocele |
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Artifical kidney machine |
hemodialysis |
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Nephrolithotomy |
Incision to remove a renal calculus |
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Protein in the urine |
Albuminuria |
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Renal abscess may lead to |
Pyuria |
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Alkaline |
Basic |
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A group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria,and hypoalbuminenia |
nephrotic syndrome |
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High levels of ketones in the blood can lead to |
Acidosis |
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Childhood renal carcinoma |
Wilms tumor |
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Urine is held in the bladder |
Urinary retention |
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Test that measures the amount of urea in the blood |
BUN |
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Nephrosclerosis |
Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney |
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Lithotripsy |
Shock waves crush urinary tract stones |
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high blood pressure that is idiopathic |
essential hypertension |
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malignant tumor of the kidney |
hypernephroma |
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high blood pressure caused by kidney disease |
secondary hypertension |
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a tube for withdrawing or giving fluid |
catheter |
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swelling, fluid in tissues |
edema |
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inadequate secretion of ADH |
diabetes insipidus |
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a narrowed area in a tube |
stricture |
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Central collecting region in the kidney |
renal pelvis |
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Chemical element carrying an electrical charge when dissolved in water; sodium and potassium are examples |
electrolyte |
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Tube for injecting or removing fluids |
catheter |
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Hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate production of red blood cells by bone marrow |
erythropoietin |
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Inner region of an organ |
medulla |
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Outer region of an organ |
cortex |
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Tiny ball of capillaries in outer area of kidney |
glomerulus |
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Urination; micturition |
voiding |
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Nitrogenous waste product of muscle metabolism excreted in urine |
creatinine |
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Hollow, muscular sac that holds and stores urine |
urinary bladder |
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hematuria |
Blood in the urine |
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diuresis |
Excessive urination |
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abscess |
Collection of pus |
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uremia |
Excessive urea in the bloodstream |
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perivesical |
Pertaining to surrounding the urinary bladder |
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dysuria |
Painful urination |
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cortical |
Pertaining to the outer section of an organ |
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medullary |
Pertaining to in inner section of an organ |
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renal cell carcinoma |
Malignant tumor of the kidney |
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enuresis |
Bedwetting |
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How many kidneys? |
2 |
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How many ureters? |
2 |
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How many urinary bladders? |
1 |
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How many urethra? |
1 |
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