reddish-brown, bean shaped organs located on either side of the vertebral column
What is kidneys
100
The presence of blood in the urine can range from a reddish hue to a cherry red or brown color.
What is hematuria
100
A hereditary disorder of the kidneys in which grapelike, fluid filled sacs replace normal kidney tissue.
What is polycystic kidney disease
100
The mechanical filtering process used to cleanse the blood of waste products, draw off excess fluids, and regulate body chemistry.
What is dialysis
100
A diagnostic test for kidney function that measures the filtration rate of creatinine, a waste product normally removed by the kidney.
What is creatinine clearance test
200
The inner region of the kidney that consists of triangular tissues called renal pyramids.
What is medulla
200
Major protein present in renal (kidney) disease.
What is albumin
200
A malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in adulthood.
What is renal cell carcinoma
200
A type of dialysis using the peritoneal membrane as a filter in removing wastes, excess fluids, and regulating body chemistry.
What is peritoneal dialysis
200
The introduction of a flexible hollow tube into a body cavity or organ to instill a substance or remove a fluid.
What is catheterization
300
The mucous membrane that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is urethra
300
The measurement of the amount of solids in the urine.
What is specific gravity
300
Characterized by urgency and frequency of urination and by hematuria.
What is cystitis
300
The process of removing excess fluids and toxins from the body by continually shunting the patient's blood from the body in to a dialysis machine for filtering and then returning the clean blood to the patient's bloodstream.
What is hemodialysis
300
A procedure used to cultivate the growth of bacteria present in a urine specimen for proper microscopic indetification of the specific pathogen.
What is urine culture
400
Muscular tubes lined with mucous membrane, leading from each kidney down the the urinary bladder.
What is ureters
400
This represents the relative acidity of a solution (urine).
What is pH
400
Distension of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney caused by urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in the ureter.
What is hydronephrosis
400
A mixture of water and electrolytes that will draw the excess fluid and toxins from the blood, across the the peritoneal membrane, into the abdominal cavity.
What is dialysate solution
400
A physical, chemical, or microscopic examination of urine.
What is urinalysis
500
The hollow muscular sac in the pelvic cavity that serves as a temporary reservoir for the urine.
What is bladder
500
Not found in normal urine, but can be an indicator of diabetes mellitus.
What is glucose
500
The progressively slow development of kidney failure occuring over a period of years.
What is chronic renal failure
500
Involves the surgical implantation of a healthy human donor kidney into the body of a patient with irreversible renal failure.