- swelling of the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland
- 1 loss of funcyonal nephrons 2 decreas of GFR 3 less sensitive to ADH 4 problems with urination 5 gradual decrease in body water 6 a loss in body muscle mass
- exreation elemenation homeostatic regulation of the volume and solute concentration of blood plasma
- A small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid, but may develop pus is a _____.
- Two major causes of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) are ischemia and nephrotoxic injury.
- Wilms tumor is a rapidly developing tumor of the kidney found especially in children.
- An infection, usually bacterial, in the urinary structures is called:a. UTI.b. EMG.c. HTN.d. BPH.e. BUN.
- Anuria is the failure of the kidneys to produce urine.
- Indwelling stents provide a safe, long-term treatment for urinary obstruction because they require very little follow-up treatment.
- Electromyography is used primarily to measure bladder contraction.
- Hemodialysis is a method of removing waste substances from the blood by shunting it from the body to an artificial kidney.
- Besides providing for urine drainage, nephrostomy may provide access to the kidney for various treatments.
- Scanty output of urine is called oliguria.
- Involuntary discharge of urine is called nocturia.
- Loss of excessive amounts of protein, resulting in systemic edema, is a characteristic of pyelonephritis.
- The backflow of urine into the renal pelvis causes an expansion of the renal pelvis.
- Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another is a fissure.
- The surgical treatment for a floating kidney is nephropexy.
- An increased blood level of calcium is called hypercalcemia.
- Ureteroscopic stone removal is an alternative to ESWL when stones are large or lithotripsy is not recommended.