MEDTERM MODULE 7 EXAM

Sp gr is the abbreviation for

specific gravity

The abbreviation for voiding cystourethrogram is

VCUG

A combining form for stone is

lith/o

The combining form for meatus is

meat/o

the combining form for renal pelvis is

pyel/o

a combining form for the urinary bladder is

cyst/o

the suffix meaning condition of urine is

-uria

the term for kidney disorder is ______pathy

nephro

albumin in the urine is called albumin___

uria

_____nephritis is the inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney

glomerulo

the use of shock waves to crush urinary tract stones is called litho_____

tripsy

a major sign of diabetes mellitus, detected in urinalysis, is glucose (sugar) in the urine, or ___uria

glycos

a smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or ___uria

hemat

A(n) _____ is the visual examination of the bladder by means of a lighted instrument inserted into the urethra

cystoscopy

_____, abbreviated ______, is the use of an artificial kidney machine to remove waste materials from the bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function

Hemodialysis, HD

____, abbreviated ____, can help detect small renal tumors by producing images using a magnetic field and radio waves.

Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI

The functional unit of the kidney is the

nephron

the pH of urine is normally

slightly acidic

An acute reaction to certain drugs that leads to poor renal function, fever, and rash accompanied by eosinophils in the urine is called

interstitial nephritis

a malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in childhood is known as

wilms tumor

Which of the following clinical procedures is not used to help diagnose renal calculi or obstructions?

a. intravenous pyelogram

b. retrograde pyelogram

c. voiding cystourethrogram

d. radioisotope study

c. Voiding cystourethrogram

Mr. Carusa has chronic hypertension. He is scheduled for a procedure in which x-rays are taken after contrast material is injected into the bloodstream to outline renal blood vessels. This procedure is called

renal angiography

These are Mr. Taylor’s test results: Creatine clearance: 7.9mL/min (low)Serum creatinine: 12.8 mg/dL (high)BUN: 125 mg/dL (high)K (potassium): 6mEq/L (high) Hct (hematocrit): 20% (low)Which laboratory test indicated that Mr. Taylor’s kidneys are failing to excrete the waste product urea?

BUN

The inner region of the kidney is the

Medulla

The cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis is the

Calyx

The ____ is the microscopic tube where urine is formed

renal tubule

the tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body is the

urethra

the outer region of the kidney is the

cortex

the ____ is the cup-shaped capsule surrounding the glomeruli

bowman’s capsule

a combining form for urine is

ur/o

when the kidney fails to excrete urine, ____ has occured

renal failure

high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease is called

renal hypertension

diabetes insipidus occurs when ____ is inadequately produced or improperly used in the body

antidiuretic hormone

one of the substances tested for in urinalysis is the hemoglobin pigment called _______

bilirubin

excessive blood acidity due to dangerous levels of blood ketones is called

ketoacidosis