Urinary vocab

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