NUR 155 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ TESTED
AND APPROVED
proton pump inhibitor - ANSWER>>blocks the stomach's ability to
secrete acid
organs of the urinary system - ANSWER>>two kidneys, two ureters, one
bladder, and one urethra
azotemia - ANSWER>>a build-up of wastes is called uremia or
azotemia
Flow of urine through organs - ANSWER>>filtration of the blood takes
place in the nephrons (working units) of the kidneys / the urine produced
by the kidneys drains to the ureters and then is carried to the bladder /
when the bladder empties, urine moves through the urethra and out of
the body azot/o - ANSWER>>nitrogenous waste
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,bacteri/o - ANSWER>>bacteria
cyst/o - ANSWER>>bladder
glomerul/o - ANSWER>>glomerulus
glycos/o - ANSWER>>sugar
emia - ANSWER>>blood condition
lith - ANSWER>>stone
lithiasis - ANSWER>>condition of stones
azotemia - ANSWER>>nitrogenous wastes in the bloodstream
calculus - ANSWER>>stone formed within an organ from mineral salts
diuresis - ANSWER>>increased formation and secretion of urine
dysuria - ANSWER>>difficult or painful urination
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,enuresis - ANSWER>>involuntary discharge of urine; also called
bedwetting at night
frequency - ANSWER>>greater-than-normal urge to urinate; no increase
in
total volume of urine
nocturia - ANSWER>>having to urinate frequently during the night
oliguria - ANSWER>>producing too little urine
renal colic - ANSWER>>pain caused by a kidney stone
uremia - ANSWER>>accumulation of waste products in the
bloodstream;
associated with kidney failure
urgency - ANSWER>>feeling the need to urinate immediately
urinary incontinence - ANSWER>>involuntary release of urine
urinary retention - ANSWER>>inability to fully empty the bladder
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, nephrolithiasis - ANSWER>>presence of calculi (stone) in the kidney
pyelonephritis - ANSWER>>inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney;
often
secondary to infection (UTI) that moved up to the kidney from the
bladder
renal failure - ANSWER>>inability of kidneys to filter wastes; results in
uremia/azotemia
cystitis - ANSWER>>urinary bladder inflammation; commonly from an
infectious pathogen (UTI); S&S include bacteriuria, hematuria & dysuria
urinary tract infection (UTI) - ANSWER>>infection of any organ of
urinary
system, usually by bacteria; begins with cystitis and may ascend into
ureters and kidneys (pyelonephritis)
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - ANSWER>>blood test to evaluate kidney
function by measuring level of nitrogenous waste (urea) in the
bloodstream
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CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ TESTED
AND APPROVED
proton pump inhibitor - ANSWER>>blocks the stomach's ability to
secrete acid
organs of the urinary system - ANSWER>>two kidneys, two ureters, one
bladder, and one urethra
azotemia - ANSWER>>a build-up of wastes is called uremia or
azotemia
Flow of urine through organs - ANSWER>>filtration of the blood takes
place in the nephrons (working units) of the kidneys / the urine produced
by the kidneys drains to the ureters and then is carried to the bladder /
when the bladder empties, urine moves through the urethra and out of
the body azot/o - ANSWER>>nitrogenous waste
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,bacteri/o - ANSWER>>bacteria
cyst/o - ANSWER>>bladder
glomerul/o - ANSWER>>glomerulus
glycos/o - ANSWER>>sugar
emia - ANSWER>>blood condition
lith - ANSWER>>stone
lithiasis - ANSWER>>condition of stones
azotemia - ANSWER>>nitrogenous wastes in the bloodstream
calculus - ANSWER>>stone formed within an organ from mineral salts
diuresis - ANSWER>>increased formation and secretion of urine
dysuria - ANSWER>>difficult or painful urination
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,enuresis - ANSWER>>involuntary discharge of urine; also called
bedwetting at night
frequency - ANSWER>>greater-than-normal urge to urinate; no increase
in
total volume of urine
nocturia - ANSWER>>having to urinate frequently during the night
oliguria - ANSWER>>producing too little urine
renal colic - ANSWER>>pain caused by a kidney stone
uremia - ANSWER>>accumulation of waste products in the
bloodstream;
associated with kidney failure
urgency - ANSWER>>feeling the need to urinate immediately
urinary incontinence - ANSWER>>involuntary release of urine
urinary retention - ANSWER>>inability to fully empty the bladder
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, nephrolithiasis - ANSWER>>presence of calculi (stone) in the kidney
pyelonephritis - ANSWER>>inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney;
often
secondary to infection (UTI) that moved up to the kidney from the
bladder
renal failure - ANSWER>>inability of kidneys to filter wastes; results in
uremia/azotemia
cystitis - ANSWER>>urinary bladder inflammation; commonly from an
infectious pathogen (UTI); S&S include bacteriuria, hematuria & dysuria
urinary tract infection (UTI) - ANSWER>>infection of any organ of
urinary
system, usually by bacteria; begins with cystitis and may ascend into
ureters and kidneys (pyelonephritis)
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - ANSWER>>blood test to evaluate kidney
function by measuring level of nitrogenous waste (urea) in the
bloodstream
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