Kidney Komedy
UTI
Urinary tract infection
test to analyze the urine
Urinanalysis
Medication to remove excess fluid from the body
Diuretic
Tube that carries urine to the bladder
Ureter
KUB
Kidneys ureters and bladder
BUN
Blood urea nitrogen
Test that uses sound waves to view the urinary tract
Ultrasounds
Procedure to crush stones
Lithotripsy
Functional unit
Nephron
FC
Foley catheter
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
Test that measures the glomerular filtration rate
GFR
Procedure to remove the urine waste products from the body
Dialysis
There are two of these units in the urinary system they are shaped strangely
Kidney
AKI
Acute kidney injury
Ua
Urinanalysis
View the bladder using a scope
Cystoscopy
Medication used to treat UTI
Antibiotics
Holds urine
Bladder
Unable to hold urine
incontinent
ESRD
End stage renal disease
Test that analyzes the components of urine over a 24 hour period of time
24 hour urine
Used to drain urine from the bladder
Catheter
Are the main components of the urinary system
Kidneys ureters bladder urethra
Removal of the kidney
Nephrectomy