med term final practice 1-57 – Flashcards
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inflammation renal pelvis, kidney
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B pyelonephritis
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also urge incontinence
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d overactive bladder
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outer region of kidney
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b renal cortex
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painful urination
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b dysuria
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radiography study, flat plate of the abdomen
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b k u b
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excessive fluid accumulation in body tissue
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a edma
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catheter made of flexible tube with balloon sterile water
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b ascites
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ileostomy
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b ileal conduit
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urine drains from the ureters into the bladder through the
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c ureteral orifices
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difficulty starting a urinary stream
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b urinary hesitancy
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external opening of the urethra
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a urethral meatus
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treatment for a nephrolith lodged in ureter
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c ureteroscopy
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replacement for missing bladder created by using small intestine
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c neobladder
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known as nephorrhaphy, surgical fixation of a floating kidney
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a nephropexy
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examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements
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c urinalysis
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returns filtered blood to the bloodstream after passing through the glomerulus
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b renal vein
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Which condition can be called by kidneys not receiving enough blood to filter due to dehydration or a setting drop in blood volume or blood pressure
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a acute renal failure
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acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during passage of a nephrolith?
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B. renal colic
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Which term is also known as a ischuria
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B urinary retention
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Which term refers to behavioral therapy in which the patient learns to urinate on schedule
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B bladder retraining
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Which type of incontinence usually occurs in older man with enlarged prostate?
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B. overflow incontinence
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Which term refers to a radiographic examination of the bladder after a contrast medium is instilled via a urethral catheter?
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C cystograhy
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Is a surgical incision made to enlarge the opening of a urethral meatus?
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A meatotomy
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Each neurons contains a cluster of capillaries called?
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C Glomerulus
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Is the removal of excess tissue from enlarged prostate gland with the use of a resectoscope?
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B. transurethral prostatectomy
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Which medication depresses the central nervous system to produce calm and diminished responsiveness without causing sleep?
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D. Sedative
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Is surgically suturing together the ends of a severed nerve?
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B. neurorrhaphy
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Which part of the brain is responsible for the highest level of thought?
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C. cerebrum
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Which nerves prepare the body for emergencies and stress as part of the fight or flight response?
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B sympathetic nerves
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Which term refers to a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependency emotional problems and mental illness?
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B psychiatrist
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And unresponsive state from which a person can be aroused only briefly despite vigorous repeated attempts is known as?
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A. Stupor
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Which term refers to a temporary interruption in the blood supply to the brain?
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B. Transient ischemic attack
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Refers to the loss of ability to speak write and or comprehend the written or spoken word?
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C. aphasia
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Seizure is also known as a petite mal seizure?
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C. absence seizure
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Previously known as multiple personality disorder?
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B disassociative identity disorder
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Administer to temporarily relieve anxiety and reduce tension
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D. Anxiolytic
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Characterized by the intentional creation of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms in order to gain incentives such as avoiding work
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C. Malingering
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Quantick pattering of inner experience and behavior that causes serious problems with relationships and work
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D. personality disorder
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Therapy focuses on changing thoughts that are affecting a person's emotions and actions
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B. cognitive therapy
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Works by increasing activity in certain areas of the brain to increase concentration and wakefulness
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A. stimulant
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Disorder is found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties learning specific skills
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C. learning disabilities
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Radiation treatment for brain tumors performed without knife or incision is known as
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A. Gamma knife surgery
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Disorder is characterized by chronic excessive worry
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B. generalized anxiety disorder
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Pinched nerve
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C. RADICULITIS
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highly contagious viral infection of the brain stem and spinal cord that sometimes leads to paralysis
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B. POLIOMYELITIS
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Prolonged or abnormal inability to sleep
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C. insomnia
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12 pairs of _____ originate from the under surface of the brain.
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A. cranial nerves
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Are connected at the lower midpoint by that Corpos Kelson
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C. two cerebral hemispheres
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Protective covering made up of glial cells
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D. Myelin sheeth
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Simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other
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B. convergence
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Important in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear
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C. Eustachian tubes
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Condition in which central vision is lost but total blindness does not occur
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D. macular degeneration
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Color vision is best in the blank which is a pit in the middle of the macula
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A. Fovea centralis
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Opaque middle layer of the eyeball
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B. choroid
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Which test is also known as perimetry?
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C. visual field testing
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Crying is the overflowing of tears from the?
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B. lacrimal canal
