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| Four functions of the kidney |
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Secrete urine
Produce urine
Regulate fluid in the blood
Regulate electrolytes |
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| Used to evaluate stress incontinence in women |
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| Routinely performed when the patient is suspected or known to have hypertension |
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| Hypertensive intravenous pyelogram |
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| Congential abscence of a kidney |
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| What term denotes inflammation of the renal pelvis? |
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| What is the most common cause of enlarged kidneys? |
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| Percutaneous antegrade pyelography |
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| Percutaneous antegrade pyelography |
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| Malignant neoplasm of the kidney occurring in children |
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| Condition causing the notched appearance that an enlarged prostate gives to the bladder |
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| Hypertrophic trabeculation |
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| A kidney condition that occurs secondarily to inflammation caused by immunologic factors |
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| Done to see if a transplanted kidney is functioning properly |
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| Common in women and caused by bacteria |
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| Diminution in the amount of urine that is being passed |
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Inflammatory disease of the glomeruli.
Patient exhibits edema of the face and ankles.
Most common cause of small kidneys.
Bright disease is another name. |
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Shows sharp calyces along with dilation of the collecting system.
Result of some obstruction in the renal pelvis or ureter. |
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| Tubular degeneration of the collecting tubules. |
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| Condition associated with blunted calyces and probable dilation of the collecting system. |
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| Formed from urine, which contains crystalline materials |
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This disease eventually replaces all renal tissue; the kidney is lobulated and enlarged.
Presents as multiple cysts around the age of 30. |
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One kidney is located acoss the midline on the same side as the other.
Fusion of both kidneys on one side of the body. |
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Associated with a congenitally short ureter.
Misplaced kidneys usually found in the pelvis. |
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| Condition associated with renal agenesis on one side. |
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| Prostate gland enlargement. |
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| Study showing the urethra on males without the patient voiding. |
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Study done to demonstrate the vascularity of the renal system.
Assessment of renal artery stenosis. |
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Percutaneous Antegrade Pyelography.
Direct puncture of the renal pelvis through the posterior lateral aspect of the patient. |
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| Kidney study in which the film is taken immediately after injection of the contrast agent to show the blush of the cortex. |
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| Done by inserting a catheter as close to the pelvis of the kidney as possible and injecting contrast material. |
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.
Uses focused shock waves to disintegrate renal stones. |
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| Done by inserting a catheter into the bladder. |
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| The patient voids during the filming of this study. |
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| A nuclear medicine study of the renal area. |
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Intravenous Pyelography (also known as Intravenous Ureography).
A radiographic test of the function of a kidney. |
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| Demonstrates delayed filling of the kidneys |
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Done for patients who are alleric to contrast media or who have an elevated blood urea nitrogen level.
Best performed on patients who are pregnant and should not be subjected to radiation. |
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| Congential fusion of the lower poles of the kidneys |
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