Urinary system

Cards (24)

  • 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.