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| Ureters are tubes that run from the |
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| A positive indicator of a urinary tract infection is |
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| MORE than 100,000 bacteria per milliliter or cubic centimeter |
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| An effective treatment for Cystitis is |
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| antibiotics and antispasmodic medications |
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| Glomerulonephritis may be |
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| Prognosis for those affected with glomerulnephritis |
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| Chronic glomerulonephritis is caused by |
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| repeated bouts of acute glomerulonephritis |
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| The accumulation of fluid in the renal pelvis cause a condition |
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| When stones are present in the kidney |
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| they do not always cause a problem |
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| Urnary stones are more common |
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| There are many preventative measures against |
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| urinary tract infections. |
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| CATs and MRIs are used to check for the prescence of |
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| tumors or the alteration of organ size |
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| The endocrine system is a |
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| highly complex system of glands that secrete important hormones for a variety of body functions. |
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| Prognosis for giantism is |
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| Diabetes insipidus results from |
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| a decrease in the release of vasopressin (ADH) by the pituitary gland |
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| Thyroxine cannot be produced |
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| Hyperthyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland |
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| secreates INCREASED amounts of thyroxine |
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| Medications to reduce thyroxine production in hypothyroidism |
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| Graves disease commonly affects |
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| The protrusion of the eyeballs in exophthalmos is |
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| caused by edema in the tissues behine the eye |
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| Thryroid storm may occur during |
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| during the immediate postoperative period following a thyroidectomy |
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| Treatment of a simple goiter may involve |
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| surgery to improve physical appearance and decreased difficulty with breathing and swallowing |
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| Hypothyroidism is usually due to dysfunction of |
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| they thyroid gland (not the pituitary gland) |
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| Myexedema is hypothyroidism |
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| Cretinism is hypothyroidism |
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| a thyroid blood test be performed on all newborns |
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| The kidney is about the size of |
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| Filter, Excrete and Absorb |
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| Micturition is the process of |
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| Normal specific gravity of the urine is |
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| A urine culture helps determine |
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| which bacterium is causing the infection |
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| When obtaining a sterile urine specimen, the patient needs to |
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| get a catherized urine specimen |
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| X-rays that require the injection of dye into the bloodstream |
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| The purpose of performing a cytoscopy is |
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| to find tumors, stones and infection |
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| Catherization is performed to |
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| remove urine, obtaine a sterile urine specimen and/or treat incontinence |
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| A catheter placed through an incision into the pelvic wall is called |
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| Urinary Tract infections may be caused by |
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| bacteria, a virus or a fungus |
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| Neurogenic bladder may be caused by |
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| a stroke, tumor or a spinal cord accident |
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| Symptoms of a neurogenic bladder include |
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| severe urinary incontinence and no feeling to void |
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| The most common bateria to cause urinary tract infections are |
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| Females are more prone to UTIs because |
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| their urethra is shorter, the urethral opening is close to the rectum and improper wiping |
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| Men are less susceptible to UTIs because |
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| their urethra is longer, prostratic secretions have an antibaterial effect and the urethral opening is farther away from the rectum |
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| Signs and symptom sof urethritis include |
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| urethral discharge, swelling of the urethra and dysuria |
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| Prevention of UTIs include |
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| drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day, wipe from front to back, urinate before and after sexual intercourse |
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| the most common cause of glomerulonephritis includes |
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| treatment fro glomerulonephritis includes |
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