Chapter 7 Pathology

Question 1

Glomerulonephritis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the glomeruli within the kidney

Question 2

Nephrolithiasis

Answer 2

Kidney stones (renal calculi) (nephric calculi)

Question 3

Nephrotic syndrome (nephrosis)

Answer 3

Group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in urine. Signs include edema and hypoalbuminemia

Question 4

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)

Answer 4

Multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney

Question 5

Pyelonephritis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma

Question 6

Renal cell carcinoma (hypernephroma)

Answer 6

Cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood

Question 7

Renal failure

Answer 7

Decrease in excretion of wastes that results from impaired filtration function

Question 8

Renal hypertension

Answer 8

High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

Question 9

Wilms Tumor

Answer 9

Malignancy of the kidney in a child

Question 10

Bladder cancer

Answer 10

Malignancy of the bladder

Question 11

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 11

Measurement of urea levels in the blood

Question 12

CT urography

Answer 12

X-ray images obtained using computed tomography of the kidney

Question 13

Kidneys, ureters and bladders (KUB)

Answer 13

X-ray examination without contrast of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Question 14

Renal angiography

Answer 14

X-ray examination of the bloodvessels of the kidney, with contrast of dye

Question 15

Retrograde pyelogram (RP)

Answer 15

X-ray of the renal pelvis and ureters, there is dye injected through a urinary catheter into the ureters from the bladder

Question 16

Voiding Cystourethrogram (VCUG)

Answer 16

X-ray image (with contrast) of the urinary bladder and urethra obtained while the patient is voiding

Question 17

Dialysis

Answer 17

Separating nitrogenous waste materials from the blood. Hemodialysis is using an artificial kidney machine and peritoneal dialysis is ina bag in the abdomen via catheter

Question 18

Lithotripsy

Answer 18

Crushing urinary tract stones

Question 19

Renal angioplasty

Answer 19

Dilation of narrowed areas in the renal arteries

Question 20

Renal biopsy

Answer 20

Removal of kidney tissue for microscopic examination

Question 21

Renal transplantation

Answer 21

A surgical transfer of a kidney from a donor to a recipient

Question 22

Urinary catheterization

Answer 22

Passage of a flexible tubular instrument through the urethra into the urinary bladder

Question 23

AKI

Answer 23

Acute kidney injury

Question 24

BUN

Answer 24

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 25

CAPD

Answer 25

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Question 26

CKD

Answer 26

Chronic kidney disease symptoms include serum creatinine and BUN levels

Question 27

CRF

Answer 27

Chronic renal failure

Question 28

C&S

Answer 28

Culture and sensitivity testing to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patients urine specimen

Question 29

Cysto

Answer 29

Cystoscopic examination

Question 30

ESWL

Answer 30

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Question 31

HD

Answer 31

Hemodialysis

Question 32

IVP

Answer 32

Intravenous pyelogram

Question 33

K+

Answer 33

Potassium

Question 34

KUB

Answer 34

Kidney, ureter, bladder

Question 35

Na+

Answer 35

Sodium

Question 36

PD

Answer 36

Peritoneal dialysis

Question 37

PKD

Answer 37

Polycystic kidney disease

Question 38

PUL

Answer 38

Percutaneous ultrasound lithotripsy

Question 39

RP

Answer 39

Retrograde pyelography

Question 40

UA

Answer 40

Urinalysis

Question 41

UTI

Answer 41

Urinary tract infection

Question 42

VCUG

Answer 42

Voiding cystourethrogram