PT 610 Medical Terminology
Which of the following clinical laboratory test measures the amount of nitrogenous waste in the blood?
Blood urea nitrogen
Which of the following clinical laboratory test can identify an infection?
Culture and sensitivity
___ visualize the bladder with x-rays after instilling dye directly into the bladder
Cystography
Which of the following abbreviations is a treatment for kidney stones?
ESWL
Which of the following x-rays visualizes the renal pelvis with dye?
IVP
Which of the following terms means kidney stone?
Nephrolith
Which of the following terms refers to frequent nighttime urination?
Nocturia
Which of the following terms means renal pelvis inflammation?
Pyelitis
Which of the following findings would you expect in a normal urinalysis?
Trace amounts of protein
___ is feeling the need to urinate immediately
Urgency
___ is the accumulation of nitrogenous waste in the bloodstream
azotemia
Hematuria may be a symptom of
bladder cancer
Which of the following clinical laboratory test requires a collection of urine for 24 hours?
creatinine clearance
Which of the following terms means surgical fixation of the bladder?
cystopexy
Which of the following terms means surgical repair of the bladder?
cystoplasty
The presence of ketones in the urine may indicate
diabetes
Which of the following terms means difficult urination?
dysuria
Which stage of urine production involves the removal of substances from the blood stream?
filtration
___ is a greater than normal occurrence of the urge to urinate without an increase in the total daily volume of urine
frequency
Which of the following conditions allows red blood cells and proteins to enter the filtrate?
glomerulonephritis
Which of the following conditions is a kidney infection?
glomerulonephritis
Which of the following terms means condition of blood in the urine?
hematuria
Which of the following therapeutic measures uses an artificial kidney machine?
hemodialysis
Which of the following terms means surgical crushing of a stone?
lithotripsy
Urine production takes place in
nephrons
Which of the following conditions is commonly called a floating kidney?
nephroptosis
Which of the following terms means drooping kidney?
nephroptosis
Under normal circumstances, which of the following substances should be found in the urine?
nitrogenous wastes
Which of the following terms means the condition of scanty amount of urine?
oliguria
Which of the following therapeutic measures is used to treat renal failure?
peritoneal dialysis
A pregnant woman with preeclampsia may have ___ in her urine
protein
Which stage of urine production involves returning water, nutrients, and electrolytes to the bloodstream?
reabsorption
___ is the pain associated with a kidney stone
renal colic
A patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from
stones
A ____ is the narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system
stricture
Specific gravity indicates
the amount of dissolved substance in the urine
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy uses ___ to treat kidney stones
ultrasound
The name of the condition when waste products are allowed to build up in the blood is
uremia
A neurogenic bladder results in
urinary retention
In homeostasis the kidneys regulate all the following except
volume of blood in the body
