To PEE or not to PEE
Older patients in nursing homes may experience loss of Urine from bladder what is this called?
What is Incontinence
Define the prefix "dys" in dysuria and what does it suggest?
What is "painful, bad, or difficult" urination.
What does BPH stand for? Hint: the condition when the prostate gland that surrounds the urethra gets enlarged?
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Pain in the kidney
Nephralgia
What is the root word for blood in medical terminology?
What is the hemat/o
Kills bacteria that commonly causes Urinary Tract infections?
What is antibiotics.
This is abnormal condition of the kidney
What is nephrosis?
excessive urination
What is polyuria?
These professionals take care of medical disorders related to the kidneys?
What are Nephrologists?
Define the suffix tripsy
What is crushing?
Narrowing or stricture of a ureter
What is ureterostenosis?
What does ESRD stand for? Hint: It is considered the last stage of chronic kidney disease?
What is end stage renal disease?
Presence of pus in urine
What is pyuria?
Each kidney is composed of an outer layer call the....
What is the Renal Cortex
Define the suffix "uria" in anuria and what does this word indicate?
What is "urine", the absence of urine formation.
Abnormal condition of stones or calculi
What is lithiasis?
An increase in these two lab tests may indicate impaired kidney function
What is BUN and Creatinine?
What is increased formation and secretion of urine.
What is diuresis
The part of the nephron that is a tiny ball of coiled intertwining capillaries
What is the glomerulus.
A tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
What is Ureter/o?
The most common malignant renal tumor
What is Adenocarcinoma?
Downward, prolapse displacement of kidneys
What is nephroptosis