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| Routine diagnostic /screening evaluation, providing information regarding kidneys and their function, diagnostically performed in patients with abdominal pain, back pain, dysuria, hematuria, and urinary frequency; also routine in monitoring patients with chronic renal disease. |
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| used to diagnose impaired renal function. ____ is an indirect measurement of renal function and the GFR, as long as renal function is normal. ____ can also aid in the measurement of renal function. |
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| used as a measure of the GFR, which is the number of milliliters of filtrate made by the kidneys per minute. |
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| Post-Void Residual Urine Test |
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urine test that measures the amount of urine left in the bladder after using the bathroom. It will determine if the patient is retaining any urine.
Normal value is less than 50ml remaining. |
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| test performed to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in patients with suspected UTI's. Used to diagnose UTI's in patients with dysuria, frequency or urgency. It is also indicated when patients hace a fever of unknown origin or when a urinalysis suggests infection. |
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| used for the early screening detection of prostate cancer. |
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| used to evaluate bone and liver disease. |
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| provides direct visualization of the urethra and bladder. Used to evaluate patients with suspected pathologic conditions involving the urethra, bladder, and lower ureters. Used to perform biopsy on and to treat pathologic conditions related to the structures. |
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| Radiographic study used to evaluate the urinary tract. |
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Radiologic test that is done to see renal blood vessels to detect certain issues.
Renal Artery Stenosis
Renal Thrombosis
Embolism
Tumors
Cysts
Aneurysm |
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enables radiographic visualization of the bladder.
to determine tumors: bladder, pelvic or hematomas
suspected bladder trauma: lacerations or perforations of the bladder. |
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Assess how the bladder and sphincter behave while storing urine and passing urine.
Measures and evaluates bladder capacity.
Measures the efficiency of the detrusor muscle. |
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| provides a series of x-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross-sectional/3 dimensional images of the bones and soft tissues inside the body. |
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| evaluation of the CNS, head, neck, back, bones & joints, breast, face, brain, heart and great vessels, liver, kidneys, prostate gland, mediastinum, extremities and soft tissue. |
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done to evaluate perfusion, function, shape, size, and location of the kidney.
determine signs of rejection following kidney transplant
determine kidney function with HTN patients
evaluate kidneys if patient cannot tolerate other x-rays due to sensitivity or allergies. |
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IVP
Intravenous Pyelography |
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| used to visualize the kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, and bladder. |
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| medical procedure in which a small piece of kidney is removed from the body for examination, usually under a microscope. |
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