Urinary System A&P | Labs and Diagnostics | Altered Urinary Function | Altered Urinary Function | Urinary Disorders |
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What are ureters
Two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
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What is BUN
This serum (blood) lab measures the end product of protein metabolism and an increase signifies impaired kidney function
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What is Anuria
The term to describe failure of kidney function; less than 100 mL/24 hours
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What is Hematuria
The term to describe blood in the urine
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What is Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder - the most common type of UTI
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What is the bladder
Smooth muscle sac that is a reservoir for urine
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What is serum creatinine
This serum (blood) lab is the byproduct of muscle metabolism and an increase signifies impaired kidney function
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What is Dysuria
The term to describe difficult or painful urination
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What is Hesitancy
The term to describe delay or difficulty to void
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What is Pyelonephritis
A common infection caused from reflux of infected urine into ureters and kidney and causes inflammation of the renal pelvis and functional kidney tissue
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What is the urethra
Tube that carries urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body
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What is Casts
The name for particles of cells, proteins and fats found in a urinalysis
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What is Enuresis
The term to describe involuntary urination; usually children at night
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What is Nocturia
The term to describe urination at night
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What is Urinary Calculi
Stones in the urinary tract - most common cause of upper urinary tract obstruction
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What is nephron
There are 1 million per kidney of these functional units in the kidney
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What is KUB
The name of the X-ray of the lower abdomen to view the presence of urinary calculi
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What is Frequency
The term to describe increased incidence of voiding
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What is Proteinuria
The term to describe protein in the urine
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What is Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the kidney caused by an immunological reaction (not infection) of an antigen-antibody complex following a streptococcal infection elsewhere
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What is glomerulus
This part of the nephron is responsible for filtering blood
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What is Lithotripsy
The name of the procedure to crush urinary calculi via a shock wave
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What is Glycosuria
The tern to describe glucose in the urine
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What is pyuria
The term to describe pus in the urine
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What is Renal Colic
Acute, severe flank pain on the affected side develops when urinary calculi obstruct the ureter, causing spasm.
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