Kidney Shmidney
The three steps in the formation of urine.
What are filtration, reabsorption, and secretion?
Voiding and micturition are alternative medical terms for this word.
What is urination?
A catheter is used to introduce fluid into the peritoneal cavity. Waste materials, such as urea, in the capillaries of the peritoneum pass out of the bloodstream and into the fluid. The fluid is then removed by catheter.
What is continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)?
eGFR
What is estimated glomerular filtration rate?
olig/o
What is scanty?
(Decreased urine output.)
Blood enters each kidney from the aorta via theses?
What are the renal arteries?
cyst/o, vesic/o
What are combining forms for urinary bladder?
A procedure in which urinary tract stones are crushed.
What is lithotripsy?
Also called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
ESRD
What is end-stage renal disease?
natr/o
What is sodium (Na)?
This is the functional unit of the kidney.
What is a nephron?
This is condition marked by a lack of or absence of ADH (antidiuretic hormone). The kidney produces large amounts of dilute urine (polyuria) because of an inability of water reabsorption into the blood.
What is diabetes insipidus? (DI)
Direct visualization of the urethra and urinary bladder with an endoscope.
What is cystoscopy?
pH
What is potential hydrogen?
azot/o
What is nitrogen?
These are collections of tiny capillaries formed in a ball. There are about 1 million of them in the cortex region of each kidney.
What are glomeruli?
This occurs more frequently in men (often smokers) and in persons older than 50 years of age, especially industrial workers exposed to dyes and leather-tanning agents.
What is bladder cancer?
This is a blood test which measures urea levels in the blood.
What is a BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test?
UA
What is urinalysis?
-poietin
What is substance that forms?
Example: erythropoietin is a hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells.
These are small cup-like regions of the renal pelvis.
What are calyces?
Calyces collect fluid before it moves into the bladder. This is also where extra fluid and waste become urine.
Blood in the urine.
What is hematuria?
This is an X-RAY examination of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
What is a KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder)?
CAPD
What is continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis?
A chemical element which carries an electrical charge when dissolved in water.
What is an electrolyte?
Sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), phosphate (Pi), and magnesium (Mg).