Anatomy and Physiology
Female reproductive organ that contains and nourishes the embryo from the time the egg is implanted until the fetus is born.
What is The Uterus
This condition causes the inability to void even with the urge to void.
What is urinary retention?
The most common form of kidney disease. Also called kidney infection or complicated urinary tract infection.
What is Pylenephritis?
This medication works directly on the loop of Henle ( potassium wasting)
What is furosemide?
The symptoms sometimes do not manifest until the disease has spread to the ovaries or fallopian tubes. Most commonly identified by greenish, yellow cervial discharge in woman
What is Gonorrhea?
These are almond shaped glands loacted in the pelvic cavity, one on each side of the uterus.
What are Ovaries?
Most common in women, older adults are hospitalized for it and can occur coughing, sneezing, and or laughing.
What is urinary incontinence
The branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the female reproductive organs and the breast.
What is Gynecology?
This medication acts at the distal convoluted tubule to impair sodium and chloride reabsorption.
What is Diuril (chlorothiazide)?
This STD is characterized by red, blisterlike, painful lesions that closely resemble the commmon fever blister or cold sore that appears on the lips and around the mouth.
What is Genital Herpes?
There are two of these structures that extend laterally from superior angles of the uterus.
What are The Fallopian Tubes?
Bacteria in the urine
What is Bacteriuria?
Associated with aging, the prostate gland enlarges, it decreases the urethral lumen, and complete voiding of urine becomes difficult. It is often reffered to with a three letter acronym.
What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
This medication interferes with the bonding of water and carbon dioxide at the proximal convoluted tubule.
What is Diamox (acetazolamide)?
Affects males and females, but symptoms are more common in females. In woman it causes vaginitis, urethirits, and cystitis.
What is Trichomoniasis
Microspcopic structures located in the kidneys that are responsible for maintaining homeostasis.
What are Nephrons?
This condition causes this gland to enlarge and constricts the ability to void and nocturia is common.
What is Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy?
These are the two most common forms of cancer involving the female reproductive system.
What are breast and cervical cancers?
This medication inhibits sodium and potassium secretion. Also blocks aldosterone in the distal tubule. ( potassium sparing)
What is spironolactone (Aldactone)?
Cause by infection with a bacteria. The most prevelant STD and one of the most damaging in the United States. Generally treated with azythrimycin
What is Chlamydia?
This structure forces sperm into the vas deferens.
What is the epididymis?
This surgery is the most common to remove the prostate because its less stressful and invasive.
What is Transurethral Prostatectomy (TURP)?
These tumors are experienced by 30 to 40 percent of all woman, they are benign and slowly develop between the ages of 25 and 40. Also called leiomyomas or myomas.
What are fibriods?
This medication increases osmolarity of GFR, urinary output and prevents the oliguric phase of acute renal failure.
What is mannitol (Osmitrol)?
Less common, but more serious the gonorrhea. If left untreated it may become a chronic, infectious, multisystemic disease.
What is Syphilis?