vocabulary
anatomy
medication
conditions
procedures
100
blood in urine
What is hematuria?
100
located retroperitoneally
What is the kidney
100
used to control urination
What is an anti-diuretic?
100
usually presents with dysuria, frequency and urgency
What is an urinary tract infection?
100
physical, chemical and/or microscopic examination of the urine
What is an urinalysis?
200
excessive thirst
What is polydipsia?
200
functioning unit of the kidney
What is a nephron?
200
used to destroy or kill bacteria
What is an antibiotic?
200
anuresis
What is no urine production or output?
200
visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope
What is a cystoscopy?
300
fluid accumulation in the tissues
What is edema?
300
urine excretion and reproduction
What is function of male urethra?
300
used to increase urination
What is a diuretic?
300
pyuria
What is pus in the urine?
300
when a donor kidney is surgically placed in a patient to function as their own
What is kidney transplant?
400
a steady state or state of equilibrium in the body
What is homeostasis?
400
opening of urethra to the outside of the body
What is urinary meatus?
400
used to reduce blood pressure
What is an antihypertensive?
400
kidney stones
What is renal calculi?
400
process that cleans the blood of toxins brought on by acute or end-stage renal disease
What is dialysis?
500
hormone responsible for red blood cell production
What is erythropoietin?
500
encloses the glomerulus within the nephron
What is Bowman's capsule
500
acts as a muscle relaxant
What is antispasmosmodic?
500
involuntary discharge of urine, like bedwetting
What is enuresis?
500
process of crushing kidney stones
What is lithotripsy?
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