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Inability of the kidneys to maintain volume and composition of body fluids
What is renal failure?
Delivery of medicine directly into the bladder
What is intravesical?
Passage of a tube through an opening into the renal pelvis to drain urine into a collecting receptacle
What is nephrostomy?
Incision of the kidney for the removal of a stone
What is nephrolithotomy?
Involuntary discharge of urine
What is enuresis?
Pus in the urine
Treatment that stimulates the immune system to attack cancer cells
What is biological?
Impairment of bladder control resulting from brain or nerve conduction
What is neurogenic bladder?
Scanty urine production
What is oliguria?
Sensation of the need to void immediately
Kidney stones
What are renal calculi?
Examination of the bladder using a specialized endoscope
What is cystoscopy?
Type of inherited kidney disease in which sacs of fluid develop in the kidney
What is polycystic?
Presence of nitrogenous compounds in the blood
What is azotemia?
Rapidly developing tumor of the kidney that is most common in children
Crushing of a stone
What is lithotripsy?
Presence of bacteria in the urine
What is bacteruria?
Chronic inflammation of the bladder wall that is not caused by bacterial infection
What is interstitial cystitis?
Inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney
What is pyelonephritis?
Filtering process used to remove toxic substances when the kidney fail to function
What is dialysis?
Abnormal increase in the level of calcium in the blood
What is HYPERCALCEMIA?
Backflow of urine into the renal pelvis
What is reflux?
Test that uses electrical probes to measure the contraction of muscles that control urination
What is electromyography?
Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or between organs
What is fistula?
Drug that promotes the excretion of urine
What is diuretic?