Anatomy
The tube carrying urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra?
The three nitrogenous waste products filtered by the kidneys.
What are urea, creatinine, and uric acid?
Pus or bacteria present in urine sample give this appearance
What is turbid?
Term that means urine in the blood
What is uremia?
An x-ray examination often abbreviated KUB
What is an x-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder?
Glomerulus definition
What is a collection of tiny capillaries formed in the shape of a small ball?
The substance produced and released by kidneys into the blood when blood pressure drops and blood flow diminishes.
What is renin?
Another word for basic pH
What is alkaline?
Define ureterocele
What is a hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and the urinary bladder?
Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope
What is cystoscopy?
Reabsorption (of sugar, water, and sodium) occurs here
What is the renal tubule?
Function of calyces
What are cup-like collecting regions?
Test that measures the urea levels in the blood.
What is BUN (blood urea nitrogen)?
Two terms that mean protein in the urine
What are proteinuria and albuminuria?
Shock waves to crush urinary tract stones
What is lithotripsy?
Basin-like area in the central part of the kidney
What is the renal pelvis?
Filtration occurs here
What is the glomerulus (glomeruli)?
Normal urinalysis findings for
1.color
2. appearance
3. pH
4. protein
5. glucose
1. amber (yellow) or straw-colored
2. clear
3. slightly acidic or pH about 6.5
4. none, or very small amount
5. none
Hardening of blood vessels in the kidney.
What is nephrosclerosis?
Type of dialysis that could be performed by the patient without a dialysis machine at night during sleep.
What is continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)?
Term for surrounding the urinary bladder
Perivesical
Three substances released by the kidney
What are renin, erythropoietin (EPO), and calciferol?
Measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidneys
What is creatinine clearance?
Scanty urine production
What is oliguria?
Term for dialysis that uses an artificial kidney machine
What is hemodialysis? (HD)