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| Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) |
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| Secondary infection as a result of a streptococcal throat infection that causes infection of the glomerulus of the kidney |
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| Genetic disease that causes the formation of cysts on and in the kidney that can eventually cause severe damage to the renal tissue and renal failure |
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| Presence of nitrogen wastes in the blood |
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| Capsule that surrounds the glomerulus, the blind end of the proximal convoluted tubule |
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| Infection of the urinary bladder |
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| Dialysis fluid used in hemodialysis |
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| Involuntary urination in children |
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| Network of capillaries surrounded by the Bowman's capsule; part of the nephrons, which are the filtration units of the kidney |
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| Mechanical filtration of urine to compensate for failure of normal renal functioning (artificial kidney) |
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| Complication of calculi, tumors, scar tissue in the kidney or ureter, or untreated prostatic enlargement that obstructs urinary flow |
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| Lacking voluntary control over urination or defecation |
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| Method to fragment kidney stones; can use sound shock waves or laser |
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| Normal voluntary urination |
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| Vascular changes in the kidney, similar to arteriosclerosis |
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| Secondary condition to some renal diseases that allows plasma proteins to escape into the kidney filtrate |
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| Incontinence caused by an incompetent bladder sphincter |
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| Filtration of urine through the peritoneal membrane in the body to compensate for failure of normal renal functioning |
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| Kidney stones typically made of calcium salts or uric acid |
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| Incontinence caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure |
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| Microscopic-sized molds of the tubules consisting of cells, bacteria protein, or other substances |
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| Formation of calculi that causes blockage in the urinary tract |
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| Urine flow back into bladder because of a defective valve in the bladder |
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| Common tumors occurring in children's kidneys; may metastasize to lungs |
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