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LOM Ch 7 Urinary System Set 7
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/15/2010

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Term
chronic renal failure
Definition
What does CRF stand for?
Term
chronic kidney disease
Definition
What does CKD stand for?
Term
chronic kidney disease
Definition
a new classification of renal failure that stages patients according to the level of creatinine clearance
Term

False

 

Stage 1 of CKD is normal kidney function

Definition
T or F: Stage 1 of CKD means kidneys are functioning at 95%
Term
150; 200; 20
Definition
A normal kidney weighs _____ to _____ grams.  A polycystic kidney weighs  ______ times more than their usual weight.
Term
renal hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
Term
renal hypertension
Definition
What is the most common type of secondary hypertension?
Term
essential hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure with an unknown cause
Term
Wilms tumor
Definition
malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in childhood
Term
bladder cancer
Definition
malignant tumor of the urinary bladder
Term
g
Definition

Bladder cancer occures more frequently in:

a) men

b) women

c) smokers

d) industrial workers exposed to dyes and leather tanning agents

e) all of the above

f) all but a

g) all but b

h) all but d

 

Term
depth, extent of metastasis
Definition
What two things determines staging of a bladder tumor?
Term
diabetes insipidus
Definition
antidiuretic hormone is not seceted adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effect
Term
prevents water from being reabsorbed into the blood through the renal tubules
Definition
What does a lack of ADH cause?
Term
antidiuretic hormone
Definition
What does ADH stand for?
Term
tasteless
Definition
What does insipidus mean?
Term
diabetes mellitus
Definition
insulin is not secreted adequately or not used properly in the body
Term
blood urea nitrogen
Definition
measurement of urea levels in blood
Term
BUN
Definition
What is the abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen?
Term
creatinine clearance
Definition
measurement of the rate at which creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidney
Term
kidney is not functioning well
Definition
When creatinine is higher in the blood than in the urine, what does that indicate?
Term
glomerular filtration rate
Definition
What does GFR stand for?
Term
creatinine clearance
Definition
What is a useful indicator of GFR?
Term
90; 120
Definition
A normal GFR is ___ to ____ mL/minute
Term
CT scan
Definition
x-ray image show multiple cross-sectional and other views of organs and tissues
Term
kidneys, ureters, and bladder
Definition
What does KUB stand for?
Term
KUB
Definition
x-ray examination (without contrast) of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder
Term
KUB
Definition
test that shows the size and location of the kidneys in relation to other organs in the abdominopelvic region
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renal angiography
Definition
x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidney
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renal angiography
Definition
procedure that helps diagnose areas of bleeding within a kidnay and renal artery stenosis in hypertensive patients
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