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| Absence of urine production. |
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| Artificial filtration of bodily fluids |
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| Painful or difficult urination |
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| Mixture of water, electolytes, urea and more that are filtered in the glomerulus. |
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| Artificial means of removing waste from the blood with a machine. |
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| Inflammation of the kidney |
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| Producing less urine than normal. |
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| Dialysis using the lining of the peritoneal cavity (abdomen) as a filter. |
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| Pain that extends from the flank to the abdomen or groin area. |
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| Device that holds tissue in place to maintain an opening. |
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| Glomerular Filtration Rate |
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| List the journey of waste from the bloodstream to urination. |
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| Kidneys (nephron and glomerulus), renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra |
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| What are the functions of the urinary system? |
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| Filtration, disposing of waste, regulating blood pressure, and regulating fluid levels. |
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| What is a nephron and what does it do? |
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| There are over a million nephrons in each kidney. Each is a unit of an arteriole, venule, glomerulus, and ducts for urine. Each unit is responsible for filtration of the blood and is where the urine is formed. |
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| What is a glomerulus and what does it do? |
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| There is a glomerulus in every nephron. It is a cluster of capilaries that does the actual filtering of the blood in the nephron. |
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| The filter of the nephron |
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| What is the function of the ureter? |
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| Transporting urine from the kidney to the bladder. |
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| What is the function of the urinary bladder? |
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| It stores the urine until it is time to excrete it. It also gives the urge to urinate. |
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| What is the function of the urethra. |
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| It is the passageway for elimination. |
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| How much blood is filtered per day? |
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| What hormones control the production of urine? |
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| Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and aldosterone. |
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| How should normal, healthy urine appear and smell? |
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| It should be clear and odorless. |
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| Bacterial cystitis and urethritis |
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| Bacterial infection and inflammation of the bladder and urethra. They usually exist together and are commonly called urinary tract infection (UTI). Definitive diagnosis is with a urinalysis. UTI is more common in women than men because of their short urethra. |
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| What are some things that can be done to help prevent urinary tract infections (UTI)? |
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| Drink lots of fluids, urinate soon after sexual intercourse, wipe from front to back after bowel movements and avoid wearing tight-fitting underwear. |
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| Infection and inflammation of the renal pelvis and surrounding tissue. More common in women because of their shorter urethra. |
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| Inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidneys. The cause is unknown, although it is often connected with an upper respiratory infection. |
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| Most common urinary tract cancer. A common form of cancer in developed countries. Most common symptom is urine in the blood. |
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| Cancer of the kidneys. Five year survival rates for patients with renal cancer varis from 94% to 40%. |
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| Known as neproblatoma. A type of kidney cancer that is most common in children. Survival rate is around 90%. |
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| A condition where the renal pelvis becomes stretched due to blockage of urine outflow. Treatment is usually aimed at the underlying cause. |
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| Polycystic Kidney Disease |
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| A hereditary progressive disease where cysts develop in the kidney over time, damaging the tissue. There is no cure. Chronic renal failure may occure later in life due to PKD. |
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| Also known as kidney stones, which are hardened mineral salts that can block parts of the kidney or ureter. Prognosis is good. |
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| Rapid loss of kidney function usually due to some sort of damage to the kidney. primary symptom can be oliguria or anuria depending on the severity of the damage. |
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| The progressive loss of kidney function over time, usually as a result from a disease such as diabetes and hypertension. |
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| Inserting of a drainage tube into the bladder to drain urine. |
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| Name and explain the function for the different types of catheters. |
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Straight: Used short term to drain urine or collect a sample.
Indwelling: Used when the catheter needs to stay in for longer periods.
Coude: Used for male patients with an enlarged prostrate.
Fem-cath: Used for females for collecting samples. |
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| When can a medical assistant perform a catheterization. |
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| When they have been trained and have been ordered by a physician to do perform one. |
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| Laboratory analysis of urine |
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| What disease is likely if there is glucose present in the urine. |
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| Visual examination of the bladder. |
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| A blood test for creatinine levels that help determine liver function. |
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| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test |
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| A blood test that measure for nitrogen in the blood to see how well its level is being maintained by the kidneys. |
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| What are the two most common blood tests for kidney function? |
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| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test and creatinine test |
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