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| substance that causes production |
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| action, process, or result of |
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| glomerulus (the filtering structure in the kidney) |
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| renal pelvis (resevoir that collect urine in kidney) |
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| functional unit of the kidney |
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| trigone, structure at the base of the bladder |
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| bladder, generally used when describing something in relation to the bladder |
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| antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| increases the reabsorption of water by the renal tubules, thus decreasing the amount of urine produced |
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| test that generally includes physical, chemical, and microscopic examinations of urine in the clinical laboratory |
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| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) |
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| a measure of the amount of urea in the blood, which is directly related to the metabolic function of the liver and the excretory function of the kidneys |
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| substance found in urine, along with BUN, an important component of determining kidney function |
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| bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina |
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| condition in which there are degenerative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation |
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| destructive to the kidney tissue |
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| polycystic kidney disease |
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| hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys |
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| tumor found on a mucosal surface, such as the inner lining of the bladder |
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| failure of the kidney to perform its essential functions. acute renal failure is a critical situation |
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| reduced ability of the kidney to perform it's functions |
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| inability to hold urine in the bladder |
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| inability to empty the bladder |
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| urinary tract infection (UTI) |
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| an infection of the urinary tract |
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| the act of urination, or emptying the urinary bladder |
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| hemodialysis (kidney dialysis) |
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| the process of diffusing blood through a membrane to remove toxic materials and maintain proper chemical balance, usually performed when kidneys fail to remove waste from the blood |
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| surgical attachment of the prolapsed kidney |
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| creation of a new opening into the renal pelvis of the kidney in order to drain urine from the kidney |
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| creation of a new opening into the renal pelvis of the kidney in order to drain urine from the kidney |
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(nephrolithotomy if for the kidney, pyelolithotomy if for the renal pelvis)
surgical removal of a stone |
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| percutaneous (either bladder or renal) biopsy |
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| removal of tissue from the bladder or kidney using needle punction of the skin and tissue overlying the bladder or kidney |
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| the destruction of kidney stones with a laser or US waves to make passing easier |
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| pus in the urine, indicative of infection |
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