Chapter 11 AACC – Flashcards
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Which procedure uses x-rays to create multiple images as "slices" through the kidney?
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nephrotomography
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Which procedure uses a special solution and a machine to take the place of the kidneys in cleansing the blood of wastes?
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hemodialysis
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Stress ________ occurs in a woman when she laughs, coughs, or sneezes, causing her to involuntary pass some urine.
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incontinence
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Which is another name for nephroblastoma?
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Wilms' tumor
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The kidneys are located in the ________.
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retroperitoneal space
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Difficult or painful urination is known as:
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dysuria.
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Involuntary urination during sleep is known as:
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enuresis
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Which is the area of the kidney that includes the cortex and medulla?
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parenchyma
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Which of the following is a disease that affects the kidneys?
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ESRD
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Which surgical procedures remove a severely damaged kidney from a patient with end-stage kidney failure and insert a new kidney from a donor?
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nephrectomy, transplantation
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All of these are laboratory tests performed on a urine specimen except:
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CAPD
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A patient with hematuria would have ________ in the urine.
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blood
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Select the correct spelling for the word that is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
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urethra
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The condition ________ may be found in a diabetic patient who metabolizes fats instead of glucose for energy.
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ketonuria
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For a patient in end-stage renal failure, what are two things that can take the place of the nonfunctioning kidneys?
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hemodialysis or renal transplantation
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If a patient is taking a diuretic drug such as Lasix, it will be necessary to replace the potassium lost in the urine with the medication:
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K-Dur.
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A urinometer or a refractometer is used to measure the ________ of urine.
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specific gravity
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The combining form alkal/o- means:
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base (high pH).
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Which would be a normal finding in a urinalysis?
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creatinine
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Drugs such as tolterodine (Detrol) that decrease the contractions of smooth muscle are helpful in treating:
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overactive bladder.
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Which of the following statements is false?
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The treatment for polycystic kidney disease is a diuretic drug.
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Which is a common passageway that collects urine from many nephrons?
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minor calix
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Glucose in the urine is known as:
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glycosuria
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A finding of albuminuria means there is ________ in the urine.
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protein
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In which of the following does a nurse measure the amount of urine produced and the amount of fluid taken in by a patient?
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I&O
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Which of the following is not filtered out of the blood by the glomerulus?
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red blood cells
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The first presenting sign of bladder cancer may be ________.
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hematuria
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The suffix -tripsy means:
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process of crushing.
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Which word means the functional area of the kidney that contains many nephrons?
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parenchyma
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A hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the muscular wall of the vagina or rectum is known as:
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cystocele
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Another name for albuminuria is:
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proteinuria
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The combining form olig/o- means:
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scanty; few.
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The functional unit of the kidney is known as the:
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nephron
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The combining form excret/o- means:
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removing from the body.
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The abbreviation ARF means:
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acute renal failure.
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A kidney stone is also called a/an:
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calculus
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Which of the following statements is false?
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Lithotripsy involves the surgical removal of a kidney.
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An excessive amount of urea in the blood because of renal failure is known as:
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uremia
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All of the following are laboratory procedures except:
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CCPD
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Which of the following is not true regarding chronic renal failure?
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It develops rapidly, sometimes due to trauma.
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The combining form cali/o- means:
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calix
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Which finding in a urinalysis would indicate the presence of a urinary tract infection?
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WBC
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Which is the correct order for the process of producing urine?
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filtration, collection of filtrate, reabsorption, excretion of urine
