Urinary System -- Study Guide

March In-Proctored Exam

UA

urinalysis

excessive urination or producing too much urine

polyuria

inflammation of the kidney and the renal pelvis

pyelonephritis

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

pyeloplasty

blood in the urine

hematuria

visual examination of the urinary bladder

cystoscopy

disease of the kidney

nephropathy

UTI

urinary tract infection

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

fixation of a floating kidney

nephropexy

incision of the meatus

meatotomy

a tumor of the kidney

nephroma

scanty urine

oliguria

crushing of a stone

lithotripsy

insertion of a slender tube into the bladder to withdraw urine

catheterization

list the medical term for a procedure performed on kidney failure patients where they perform a diversion of the patient's blood into a machine for filtering

hemodialysis