Function of Kidney) Remove nitrogenous waste
urea, creatine, uric acid
Function of Kidney) Balance
water & electrolytes, sodium (NA+), potassium (K+)
Function of Kidney) Release
hormones, renin, erythropoietin, calciferol
Function of Kidney) Degrade & eliminate
hormones from blood stream
Spelling Word- GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
inflammation & damage to the filtering part of the kidneys.
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
C&S
culture & sensitivity
Cl
chloride
CRF
chronic renal failure
CAPD
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
DM
diabetes Mellitus
DI
diabetes insipidus
ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
EPO
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
KUB
kidneys, ureters, bladder
PKD
polycystic kidney disease
PKU
phenylketonuria
PH
potential hydrogen
RP
retrograde pyelogram
Sp gr
specific gravity
UTI
urinary tract infection
UA
urinalysis
VCUG
voiding cyst urethrogram
Azot/o
urea/nitrogen
Dips/o
fat
Kal/i
potassium
Lith/o
stone
Meat/o
opening or canal
Nephr/o
kidney
Noct/o
night
Olig/o
few or scanty
Ren/o
kidney
Trigon/o
triangular body part
-tripsy
language to describe procedure, conditions, treatment
-uria
presence in urine, condition of
Vesic/o
bladder/vesicle
Bowmen Capsule
cup like sac, 1st step in filtration of blood to form urine
Cystoscopy
procedure to examine urethra
Calyx/Calix
chambers of kidneys, urine passes through
Cortex
outer layer of kidney
Dialysis
medical procedure to treat kidney failure
Diuresis
kidney filtering out too much fluid
Diuretic
medication to help filter body of too much fluid & salt
Electrolytes
mineral in body to help maintain electrical charge of cells
Filtration
process where substances, not all, pass through a filter
Glomerull/glomerulus
tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney
Hematuria
there is blood in your urine
Hypernephroma
Cancer that begins in the lining of the tiny tubes in the kidney that return filtered substances that the body needs back to the blood and remove extra fluid and waste as urine
Hemostasis
the body's ability to maintain equilibrium
Hilum
depression in an organ where blood vessels & nerves enter and leave
Hydronephrosis
a condition where one or both kidneys become stretched and swollen as the
result of a build-up of urine inside them
Hydro ureter
when the ureter gets bigger than normal due to a backup of urine (pee)
Hyperkalemia
a medical problem in which you have too much potassium in your blood
Kidney
one of two, bean shaped organs, either side of back bone in lumbar region, filters waste from bloodstream to form urine
Ketonuria
the excretion of abnormally large amounts of ketone bodies in the urine, characteristic of diabetes mellitus, starvation, or other medical conditions.
Lithotripsy
a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body.
Medulla
inner region of an organ (meaning-marrow, inner part)
Meatus
opening or canal
Nephrolithiasis
kidney stone (renal calculi)
Potassium (K+)
electrolyte regulated by the kidney, so proper concentration is maintained in the blood
Sodium (Na+)
electrolyte regulated in blood & urine by kidneys, need for proper transmission of nerve Impulses, heart activity, and other major metabolic functions.
Trigone
triangle area of the urinary bladder
Urinary catheterization
a flexible tubular instrument inserted through the urethras into urinary bladder
Ureter lithotomy
the open or laparoscopic surgical removal of a stone from the ureter
Urination (voiding)
process of expelling urine (aka micturition)
bladder
hollow muscular sac that holds and stores urine
Uremia
a raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys