Vocabulary | Functions/Jobs | Testing Options | Conditions | Trivia |
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Hematuria
Blood in the urine
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Major and minor calyces
Carry urine from the nephrons to the renal pelvis
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Urinalysis
Analyzes urine
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Nephropathy
Disease of the kidney
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2
How many kidneys do we have?
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Renal vein
The major blood vessel that carries blood away from the kidneys
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Renal pelvis
Collects urine
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pH
Test to determine how acidic or alkaline a substance is
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Diabetes mellitus
Increased levels of blood glucose and little secretion of insulin
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400
All the blood in our body is filtered ___ times through the kidneys every day.
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Kidney stones
Stones formed by many substances such as calcium or uric acid
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Renal corpuscle
Filters the kidney
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Blood urea nitrogen tests
Test assessing kidney health by measuring the amount of urea in the blood
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Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney
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5 hours
Urine stays in the bladder for how many hours before discharge?
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Ureter
Tube that connects the pelvis of the kidney to the bladder
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Collecting duct
Collects fluid from nephrons
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Urine specific gravity test
Used to mainly diagnose central diabetes insipidus and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
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Glomerulosclerosis
Fibrotic or scarring changes of the kidney
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The female urethra is shorter in length than the male urethra.
Women get more UTIs compared to men due to...
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Ureteroscopy
A procedure in which a fiberoptic endoscope is threaded up the urethra to view the ureter
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Autoregulation
Insures glomerular filtration is regulated and remains unaffected by changes in blood pressure
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Genetic testing
Evaluates patient history through genetics
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammatory disease of the glomerular capsular membranes of the kidney
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Drink enough water
The color of your urine can reflect if you...
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