Urinary system

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    • Anuria
      AKA anuresis occurs when the kidneys aren't producing urine
    • Cystitis
      inflammation of the bladder. In most cases, the cause is UTI
    • Cystocele
      also called a prolapsed or dropped bladder, is the bulging or dropping of the bladder into the vagina.
    • Cystolith
      stone in the urinary bladdeR
    • Diuresis
      condition in which the kidneys filter too much bodily fluid
    • Dysuria
      Symptom of pain, discomfort, or burning when urinating. It is more common in women than in men.
    • End-stage of renal disease
      is the last stage (stage five) of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This means kidneys are only functioning at 10 to 15 percent of their normal capacity.
    • Enuresis
      Involuntary urination, which may be caused by a variety of factors. These include disorders of the kidneys, bladder, or ureter and/or poor control of the muscles that control the release of urine.
    • Glomerulonephritis
      Inflammation of the tiny filters in your kidneys
      (glomeruli).
    • Hydronephrosis
      condition that typically occurs when a kidney swells due to urine failing to properly drain from the kidney to the bladder. This swelling most commonly affects only one kidney, but it can involve both kidneys.
    • Nephrolithiasis
      a stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract).
    • Nephroma
      a tumor of the kidney cortex. The renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney that filters the blood and removes waste inside the body.
    • Nephropathy
      disease of the kidneys caused by damage to the small blood vessels or to the units in the kidneys that clean the blood
    • Nephrosclerosis
      hardening of the walls of the small arteries and arterioles (small arteries that convey blood from arteries to the even smaller capillaries) of the kidney. This condition is caused by hypertension (high blood pressure).
    • Nephrosis
      Any degenerative disease of the kidney tubules, the tiny canals that make up much of the substance of the kidney.
    • Nocturia
      the medical term for excessive urination at night.
    • Oliguria
      urine output that is less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants, less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children, and less than 400 mL daily in adults. It is one of the clinical hallmarks of renal failure and has been used as a criterion for diagnosing and staging acute kidney injury (AKI
    • Polyuria
      Excessive urination volume, occurs when you urinate more than normal. Urine volume is considered excessive if it equals more than 2.5 liters per day.
    • Pyelonephritis
      a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels to one or both of your kidneys
    • Renal colic
      type of pain you get when urinary stones block part of your urinary tract
    • Uremia
      condition of having high levels of urea in the blood; a serious complication of chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury It occurs when urea and other waste products build up in the body because the kidneys are unable to eliminate them. These substances can become poisonous (toxic) to the body if they reach high level
    • Uereterostenosis
      Stricture of the ureter
    • Urethritis
      Inflammation of urethra
    • Urinary retention
      the inability to completely or partially empty the bladder. Suffering from this disease means you may be unable to start urination, or if you are able to start, you can't fully empty your bladder.
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