Urine Disorders
This condition is the inability to hold urine.
What is urinary incontinence?
This pigment is responsible for the normal yellow color of urine.
What is urochrome pigment?
This abbreviation stands for Blood Urea Nitrogen.
What is BUN?
Combining form meaning urinary bladder.
What is vesic/o?
The process of chewing food.
What is mastication?
This condition involves excessive production of urine and is common in diabetes.
What is polyuria?
This substance in urine may indicate kidney damage.
What is protein?
This test measures the amount of urine left in the bladder after urination.
What is Post-Void Residual (PVR)?
Combining form meaning lips.
What is cheil/o?
Wavelike movements that propel food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
This inherited disorder causes cysts to grow in the kidneys.
What is Polycystic Kidney Disease
(PKD)?
These are formed in the shape of the renal tubule where they develop.
What are casts?
This imaging study uses fluoroscopy to visualize the bladder during urination.
What is a Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)?
Combining form for the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is urethr/o?
The tube connecting the oral cavity to the esophagus.
What is the pharynx (throat)?
This condition occurs when intact red blood cells are present in the urine.
What is hematuria?
This urine specimen is considered the most concentrated.
What is a first morning specimen?
This test uses IV iodine contrast to evaluate kidney function.
What is an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)?
Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
The mixture of food, gastric juices, and hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
What is chyme?
This disease often follows a streptococcal infection and causes kidney inflammation.
What is glomerulonephritis?
This urine collection is used for quantitative chemical analysis and creatinine clearance.
What is a 24-hour urine collection?
This renal scan uses technetium-99m to evaluate the kidneys.
What is a DMSA Scan?
White patches on the lips and buccal mucosa often associated with tobacco use.
What is leukoplakia?
A chronic degenerative liver disease commonly associated with alcohol abuse and hepatitis C.
What is cirrhosis?