Abbreviations & Acronyms
cm
What is centimeter?
UTI
What is urinary tract infection?
This serves as a reservoir for urine.
What is the bladder?
The notch found on each kidney.
What is a hilum?
This consists of 95% water and 5% solid substances.
What is urine?
mm
What is millimeter?
UA
What is urinalysis?
This is the passageway of urine to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra?
This is the structural and functional unit of a kidney.
What is a nephron?
Normal urine is usually this color.
What is yellow to amber?
Na
What is Sodium?
K
What is potassium?
These transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
This is the average amount of urine voided daily.
What is 1000-1500mL?
Red/reddish appearance to urine.
What is blood (presence of red blood cells) in urine?
NaCl
What is sodium chloride (salt)?
HD
What is hemodialysis?
These produce urine and control body fluids.
What are the kidneys?
This is the external urinary opening.
What is the urinary meatus?
This is a valuable diagnostic tool that can help detect substances in the urine.
What is a urinalysis?
pH
What is hydrogen ion concentration?
IC
What is interstitial cystitis?
This organ is longer in males than females.
What is the urethra?
The gender that is more likely to be affected/suffer from urinary tract infections.
What are females?
This occurs in older adults and results in the inability to retain urine voluntarily.
What is (urge) incontinence?