A urine test performed to determine the glomerular filtration rate is:
a. BUN
b. creatinine
c. creatinine clearance
d. KUB
c. creatinine clearance
What is excessive urination during the night called?
a. nocturia
b. oliguria
c. polyuria
d. pyuria
a. nocturia
An average daily urinary output is approximately:
a. 1200 -1600mL
b. 1000-1500mL
c. 800-1200mL
d. 1400-1800mL
b. 1000-1500mL
Another word for kidney stones is
a. nephroliths
b. nephron
c. renin
d. meatus
a. nephroliths
The inner portion of the kidney is called the:
a. cortex
b. glomerulus
c. Bowman's capsule
d. medulla
d. medulla
Which drugs are generally the drugs of choice for treating acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infections?
a. analgesics
b. urinary tract antiseptics
c. sulfonamides
d. diuretics
c. sulfonamides
Difficult or painful urination is called:
a. anuria
b. dysuria
c. enuresis
d. nocturia
b. dysuria
The root micturit means
a. to urinate
b. kidneys
c. bladder
d. night
a. to urinate
An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine is called a/an:
a. urinometer
b. urethrotome
c. cystoscope
d. cystometer
a. urinometer
Pus in the urine is called:
a. pyuria
b. uremia
c. nephremia
d. pusuria
a. pyuria
Which of the following is not an organ of the urinary system?
a. gall bladder
b. kidneys
c. ureters
d. bladder
a. gall bladder
Hardening of the kidneys is known as
a. nephrosclerosis
b. nephropathy
c. nephrosclarosis
d. nephroma
a. nephrosclerosis
The root cyst means
a. bladder
b. urine
c. body
d. calcium
a. bladder
In the term hemodialysis, the prefix dia- means:
a. separate
b. exchange
c. around
d. through
d. through
The root nephr- means:
a. nephron
b. kidney
c. urine
d. body
b. kidney
An abnormal condition in which the body tissues contain an accumulation of fluid is known as:
a. ascites
b. retention
c. stricture
d. edema
d. edema
A surgical excision of a stone from the bladder is:
a. lithectomy
b. cystoscope
c. cystolithectomy
d. cystectomy
c. cystolithectomy
The primary function of the kidneys:
a. transport urine to the bladder
b. produce urine and help regulate body fluids
c. are a reservoir for urine
d. convey urine to the outside of the body
b. produce urine and help regulate body fluids
A medication that increases urine secretion is called:
a. antidiuretic
b. diuretic
c. antibiotic
d. antiemetic
b. diuretic
Hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina is termed:
a. cystectomy
b. cystocele
c. cystopexy
d. cystostomy
b. cystocele
The combining form pyel/o means
a. renal pelvis
b. bladder
c. kidney
d. urine
a. renal pelvis
A chronically irritable and painful inflammation of the bladder wall is known as:
a. renal colic
b. nephritis
c. nephroliths
d. interstitial cystitis
d. interstitial cystitis
If urine is positive for protein, it could signify:
a. diabetes mellitus
b. renal disease
c. liver disease
d. biliary obstruction
b. renal disease
The use of high-frequency sound waves to visualize the kidneys is:
a. retrograde pyelography
b. intravenous pyelography
c. ultrasonography
d. cystoscopy
c. ultrasonography
Which of the following terms represents a lack of urine production?
a anuria
b. antidiuretic
c. calciuria
d. catheter
a anuria
Cystlagia is also known as
a. cystodynia
b. cystocele
c. cystodinia
d. cystitis
a. cystodynia
The normal color of urine is:
a. red
b. orange
c. yellow to amber
d. greenish-yellow
c. yellow to amber