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| aka uremic poisoning; a toxic condition resulting from renal failure in which kidney function is compromised and urea is retained in the blood |
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| a condition in which very high levels of protein are lost in the urine and abnormally low levels of protein are present in the blood |
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| the absence of urine formation by kidneys |
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| the presence of abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine |
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| the presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood |
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| any disease of the kidney |
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| the dilation of one or both kidneys |
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| the distention of the pelvis of the kidney |
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| enlargement or stretching |
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| aka Bright's disease; a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes red blood cells and proteins to leak into the urine |
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| aka floating kidney; the prolapse of a kidney |
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| aka pyonephrosis; suppuration of the kidney |
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| polycystic kidney disease |
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| a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous fluid-filled cysts in the kidney |
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| a malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children |
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| describes the presence of stones in the kidney |
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| aka renal calculus or kidney stone; is found in the kidney |
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| a stone located anywhere along the ureter |
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| a stone located within the urinary bladder |
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| the distention of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked |
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| the distention of a ureter |
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| the discharge of blood from the ureter |
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| an inflammation of the urethra |
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| an inflammation of the bladder |
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| aka fallen bladder; a hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall |
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| a chronic inflammation within the walls of the bladder |
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| an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina that allows the constant flow of urine from the bladder into the vagina |
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| a urinary problem caused by interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination |
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| bleeding from the urethra |
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| the narrowing of the urethra |
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| a congenital abnormality of the urethral opening. In the male with epispadias the urethral opening is located on the upper surface of the penis, In the female with epispadias the urethral opening is in the region of the clitoris. |
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| a congenital abnormality of the urethral opening. In the male with hypospadias, the urethral opening is on the under surface of the penis. In the female with hypospadias the urethral opening is into the vagina |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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| aka benign prostatic hyperplasia, enlarged prostate, or prostatomegaly; an abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs most often in men over age 50 |
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| the condition of having symptoms resulting from compression or obstruction of the urethra due to benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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| the increased output of urine |
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| the involuntary discharge of urine |
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| aka bed wetting; is urinary incontinence during sleep |
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| excessive urination during the night |
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| the inability to control the excretion of urine and feces |
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| the insertion of a tube into the bladder in order to procure a sterile specimen for diagnostic purposes |
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| the visual examination of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope |
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| aka excretory urography; a radiographic study of the kidneys and ureters |
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| voiding cystourethrography |
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| a diagnostic procedure in which fluoroscope is used to examine the flow of urine form the bladder and through the urethra |
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| prostate-specific antigen |
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| blood test used to screen from prostate cancer. Commonly referred to as PSA test. It measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen that is present in a blood specimen |
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| a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function |
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| the process by which waste products are filtered directly from the patient's blood |
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| the lining of the peritoneal cavity acts as the filter to remove waste from the blood |
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| the freeing of a kidney from adhesion |
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| the establishment of an opening from the pelvis of the kidney to the exterior of the body |
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| the surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
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| a surgical incision into the renal pelvis |
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| extracorporeal shockwave lithrotripsy |
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| the destruction of stones with the use of high-energy ultrasonic waves traveling through water or gel |
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| percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
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| performed by making a small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush and remove a kidney stone |
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| the surgical suturing of a ureter |
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| the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall |
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| a surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder |
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| suprapubic catheterization |
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| the placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone |
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| the surgical fixation of the urethra |
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| the surgical creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin |
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