Terms
The medical term for no urine production
What is anuria?
This hollow, muscular organ stores urine:
What is the urinary bladder
Urine leaves the kidney by way of the:
What is ureter?
Patient presented at the doctor's office with complaints of dysuria, urinary frequency and lower abdominal discomfort. Upon examination, the doctor discovered that the patient's hygiene was inadequate. Which organism likely caused the symptoms of this UTI
What is E. Coli?
What is the simplest way to check urine for the presence of things like bacteria or blood?
What is a urinalysis?
The medical term for excessive urination
What is polyuria or diuresis?
The functional unit of the kidney:
What is a nephron?
The three parts of urine formation?
filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
A patient notices his urine is dark amber-colored and he is voiding very small amounts. The patient is likely?
What is dehydrated?
Involuntary voiding or leakage of urine is?
What is incontinence?
The term for blood in the urine?
What is hematuria?
Tube that leads out of the urinary bladder, and allows urine to exit the body
What is the urethra?
Urethritis (inflammation of the urethra) is more common in men and is typically caused by?
What is chlamydia or gonorrhea?
What is the other name for cystitis?
What is urinary tract infection/Bladder infection?
Painful or difficulty urinating is?
What is the term for very little urine production
What is oliguria?
These filter about a half cup of blood every minute, removing wastes and extra water to make urine.
What are the kidneys?
This type of urinary incontinence involves a strong sense of urgency, voiding more often then every 2 hours, and bladder spasm
What is Urge urinary incontinence?
Process of filtering the blood through a semipermeable membrane when the kidneys fail
What is hemodialysis?
Procedure used to break up calcium stones with shock waves
What is lithotripsy?
What is the medical term for pus in the urine?
What is pyuria?
The length of the female urethra is?
The length of the male urethra is?
What is 1-1.5 inches long?
What is 8 inches long?
Normal Creatinine Level
0.5-1.2 mg/dL
Healthy kidneys remove creatinine from your blood. This means that a high serum (blood) level may be due to kidney damage.
What are renal lithiasis/renal calculi?
What is kidney stones?
With this type of urinary incontinence the patient will experience a loss of urine with increased intra-abdominal pressure such as coughing, laughing, or sneezing
What is stress incontinence?