Abbreviations
NPO
Nothing By Mouth
Difficult of painful urination
Dysuria
a-
Without
bacteri/0
Bacteria
Kidneys separate metabolic waste products from your blood.
Filtration
CATH
Catheter
Loss of voluntary control over discharge of urine from the bladder.
Urinary Incontinence
dys-
cyst/o
cyst;fluid sac; bladder
A protein that stimulates red blood production in your bone marrow.
Erythropoietin
DM
Diabetes Mellitus
Condition excessive urine production
Polyuria
hyper-
Above normal
nephr/o
Kidney
Two narrow tubes, each about 10-12 inches long, transport urine from the renal pelvises of the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Ureters
UA
Urinalysis
Condition in which blood or blood cells are excreted in the urine.
Hematuria
poly-
Many;much
olig/o
scanty (very small)
Before exiting the body, urine passes through 2 structures composed of muscle tissue and work together to control the flow of urine.
Urethral Sphincters
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
Herniation of the bladder through the vaginal wall in females.
Cystocele
inter-
Between
glyc/o
Sugar;glucose
Kidneys monitor your blood pressure and adjust blood volume in a response to a increase or reduction in your blood pressure, this process is called
Homeostasis