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presence of excessive amounts of waste products of metabolism (nitrogen compounds) in the blood caused by failure of the kidneys to remove urea from the blood

cup-shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus

abnormal stone formed in the body tissues by an accumulation of mineral salts (stones)

cup-shaped division of the renal pelvis through which urine passes from the renal tubules

insturment used to measure bladder capacity in relation to changing pressure

insturment used to view the interior of the bladder

solution that contains water and electrolytes that passes through the artifical kidney to remove excess fluids and wastes from the blood

lenght of time the dialysis solution stays in the peritoneal cavity during peritoneal dialysis

hollow or depression, espically on the surface of the end of a bone

substances that filter out the blood through the thin walls of the glomeruli

ball-shaped collection of very tiny coiled and intertwined capillaries, located in the cortex of the kidney

pressure exereted by a liquid

act of eliminating urine from the bladder

kidney stone

inflammation of the renal pelvis

not permitting the passage of X-rays or other radiant energy

central collecting part of the kidney that narrows into the large upper end of the ureter

long, twisted tube that leads away from the glomerulus of the kidney to the collecting tubules

substance dissolved in a solution, as in the waste products filtered out of the kidney into the urine

weight of a substance compared with an equal volume of water, considered to be the standard

cloudy

presence of excessive amounts of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood

abnormal involuntary accumulation of urine in the bladder; inability to empty the bladder

herniation or downward protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina

presence in the urine of abnormally large quantities of protein, usually albumin

painful urination

condition of urinary incontinence, espically at night in bed; bed wetting

state or quality of being indifferent, apathetic (without emtion) or sluggish

urination, espcially excessive at night

secretion of a dimiinshed amounts of urine in relation to the fluid intake; scanty urine output

excessive thirst

presence of an excessive number of white blood cells in the urine, suually a sign of an infection of the urinary tract

inflammation of the urinary bladder

inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys

distention of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney casued by urine that cannot flow past an obstruction in a ureter

group of clicnal symptoms occuring when damage to the glomerulus of the kidney is present and large quanitties of protein are lost through the glomerular membrane into the urine, resultin in severe proteinuria

hereditary disorder of the kidneys in which grapelike, fluid-filled sacs or cysts replace normal kidney tissue

bacterial infection of the renal pelvis of the kidney

malignant tumor of the kidney occurin in adulthood

abnormal backflow (reflux) of urine from the bladder to the ureter

malignant tumor of the kidney occurring predominately in childhood

process of removing excess fluids and toxins from the blood by continually shunting the patient's blood from the body into a dialysis machine for filterig and then returning the clean blood to the patient's bloodstream

diagnostic test for kidney function tha tmeasues the flitration rate of creatinine, a waste product (of muscle metabolism) normally removed by the kidney

examination to evalute bladder tone,; measuring bladder pressure during filling and voiding

process of viewing the interior of the bladder, using a cystoscope

noninvasive mechanical procedure for using sound waves to break up a kidney stone so they can pass through the ureters

radiographic procedure provides visualiztion of the entire urinary tract: kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

an X-ray of the lower abdomen that defines the size, shape, and location of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder

x-ray visualiztion of the internal anatomy of the renal blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium

a procedure in which a radioactive isotrope (tracer) is injected intravenously, and the radioactivity over each kidney is measured as the tracer passes through the kidney

radiographic procedure in which small-caliber catheters are passed through a cystoscope into the ureters to visualize the ureters and the renal pelvis

procedure in which sound waves are transmitted into the body structures as a small transducer is passed over the patient's skin

physical, chemcial, or microscopic examination of urine

x-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the voiding process, after the bladder has been filled with a contrast material