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ADH
- antidiuretic hormone
- vasopressin
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BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- measures urea levels in the blood
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CAPD
- continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
- the patient performs dialysis without help with a catheter
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CCPD
continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
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CKD
- chronic kidney diease
- serum creatinine and BUN levels rise, which may result in impairment of all body systems
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Cl-
- chloride
- an electrolyte excreted by the kidney
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CRF
- chronic renal failure
- progressive loss of kidney function
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C&S
- culture and sensitivity testing
- determines antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient's urine specimen
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Cysto
- cystopic examination
- examination of the urinary bladder
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ESRD
end stage renal disease
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ESWL
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsey
- urinary tract stones are crushed
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GFR
- glomelular filtration rate
- creatine clearance from the blood in the kidney
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HCO3-
- bicarbonate
- an electrolyte conserved by the kidney
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HD
- hemodialysis
- artificial kidney machine that filters a patients bloodstream
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KUB
kidney, ureter, and bladder
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PD
- peritoneal dialysis
- uses a catheter to introduce fluid into the peritoneal cavity, the waste passes into it
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pH
- potenital hydrogen
- the acidity of a substance
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PKD
- polycystic kidney disease
- multiple fluid sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney
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PKU
- phenylketonuria
- rare condition in a baby is born unable to break down the amino acid phenylanine.
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PUL
percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsey
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RP
- retrograde pyeolgram
- x-ray of the renal pelvis and ureters after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters from the bladder
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SP GR
- specific gravity
- density of a fluid
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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VCUG
- voiding cystourethrogram
- x-ray (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while the patient is voiding
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DI
- diabetes insipidus
- ADH is not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
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DM
- diabetes mellitus
- insulin is not secreted adequately or tissues are resistant to its effects
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