Abbreviations
Word Elements
Spell It
Miscellaneous
Tests
100
IV
What is intravenous
100
Prefix - an
What is lack of, without?
100
Funnel shaped structure
What is c-a-l-y-x?
100
Occurs when bacteria invade and multiply in the urinary tract.
What is urinary tract infection?
100
X-ray images show cross-sectional views of the kidneys and bladder.
What is a computed tomography?
200
VS
What are vital signs?
200
Suffix - ic
What is pertaining to?
200
Enzyme secreted by the kidney that causes vasoconstriction
What is r-e-n-i-n?
200
Allowing passage of substances through a membrane.
What is permeable?
200
An x-ray of the abdomen shows the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
What is a KUB?
300
ARF
What is acute renal failure?
300
mictur
What is to pass urine?
300
Agent that increases urine output
What is d-i-u-r-e-t-i-c?
300
Backward flow
What is reflux?
300
Magnetic fields are used to generate cross-sectional images of the urinary tract.
What is MRI?
400
-cyst
What is bladder, cyst?
400
Any disease of the kidney
What is n-e-p-h-r-o-p-a-t-h-y?
400
Crushing stones by sound waves
What is lithotripsy?
400
Measures how dilute or concentrated the urine is.
What is Specific gravity?
500
ESWL
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?
500
Perm/e
What is to pass through?
500
Presence of glucose in urine
What is g-l-y-c-o-s-u-r-i-a?
500
Blood in the urine
What is hematuria?
500
X-rays with contract material are used to assess blood flow to the kidneys.
What is renal angiogram?
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