Urinary & Reproductive Systems Flashcards RV

Flashcards covering terms and abbreviations from the Urinary & Reproductive Systems chapters.

PKD

Polycystic kidney disease

PCT

Patient care technician

OAB

Overactive bladder

HD

Hemodialysis

ESWL

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

CKD

Chronic kidney disease

cath

Catheterization, catheter

UA

Urinalysis

UTI

Urinary tract infection

VCUG

Voiding cystourethrogram

Dialysis

Procedure to remove toxic waste from blood

Hemodialysis

External machine filters blood and returns it

Peritoneal dialysis

Uses abdominal lining to filter blood

ESWL

Noninvasive shock wave procedure to break stones

Incontinence

Inability to control bladder and/or bowels

Renal calculi

Kidney stones (also called nephrolithiasis)

Renal failure

Loss of kidney function

Renal transplant

Surgical implantation of donor kidney

Urinary catheterization

Procedure to insert catheter into bladder

Void

To pass urine

OB/GYN

Obstetrician-gynecologist

HSG

Hysterosalpingogram

HPV

Human papillomavirus

ED

Erectile dysfunction

DRE

Digital rectal examination

D&C

Dilation and curettage

Cx

Cervix

BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease

PSA

Prostate-specific antigen

RP

Radical prostatectomy

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

TAH/BSO

Total abdominal hysterectomy / Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

TRUS

Transrectal ultrasound

TURP

Transurethral resection of the prostate gland

D&C

Surgical procedure to widen cervix and scrape endometrium

Pap test

Lab test for cervical cancer screening

PID

Inflammation of female reproductive organs

Uterine fibroid

Benign tumor of uterine muscle

Uterovaginal prolapse

Dropping of uterus into vaginal canal

BPH

Enlargement of prostate gland

Circumcision

Removal of foreskin

Semen analysis

Microscopic exam of sperm cells

PSA assay

Blood test for prostate antigen levels

TURP

Prostate gland tissue removed via urethra