front 1 Which body organ can usually be successfully transplanted? | back 1 kidney |
front 2 Which of the following is an examination using a lighted instrument into the urethra and bladder to view the interior surface? | back 2 cystoscopy |
front 3 Which method of dialysis is done by a vascular surgeon joining an artery and a vein together and making an opening between the two so that blood flows directly from artery to vein? | back 3 Arteriovenous fistula |
front 4 Nocturia | back 4 Having to urinate at night |
front 5 Polyuria | back 5 excessive urination |
front 6 Oliguria | back 6 scanty urinary output |
front 7 Anuria | back 7 an absence of urine |
front 8 Hematuria | back 8 blood in urine |
front 9 Dysuria | back 9 pain or discomfort associated with voiding |
front 10 Which of the following is a cause of acute glomerulonephritis? | back 10 An untreated throat infection |
front 11 The inflammation of the glomerulus of the nephron occurs in _______ forms. | back 11 both acute and chronic |
front 12 Nephrotic syndrome occurs most often in which of the following groups? | back 12 children |
front 13 Which of the following is an effective measure that women could follow to avoid developing cystitis? | back 13 Urinate immediately after sex |
front 14 Polycystic kidney disease is a(n ) _____disorder. | back 14 inherited |
front 15 Chronic renal failure is the end result of progressive loss of ____ function | back 15 kidney |
front 16 What kind of test is used to identify pyelonephritis (kidney infection)? | back 16 urinalysis |
front 17 Which of the following is the only substitute for kidney function, except for surgical transplantation of another kidney? | back 17 dialysis |
front 18 Exercises that involve contracting and briefly holding the pelvic floor muscles several times a day, which over time can tighten and strengthen the pelvic floor, are referred to as: | back 18 kegels |
front 19 Which of the following is a form of incontinence? | back 19 stress |
front 20 Stress | back 20 exercise of the pelvic floor muscles may be helpful |
front 21 Urge | back 21 requires bladder training |
front 22 Overflow | back 22 can be improved with self catheterization to remove the urine. |
front 23 Which of the following is true about the filtration process in the formation of urine? | back 23 Filtration is the first process in the formation of urine |
front 24 A heavy cushion of fat helps keep the kidneys in their proper position; however, very thin persons have an inadequately fatty tissue sometimes causing a condition called: | back 24 ptosis. |
front 25 Which diagnostic examination is used to examine the flow of urine from the bladder and through the urethra? | back 25 Voiding cystourethrography |
front 26 The tube leading from the bladder to an exit from the body is the | back 26 urethra |
front 27 The process of removing waste products and other elements from the blood is known as | back 27 excretion |