HOSA Pathophysiology Urinary system
symptoms of the urinary system - nausea, loss of appetite, fever, headache, and body
aches, flank or low back, pain, edema, hematuria, decreased urinary output,
hypertension, pruritus
acute glomerulonephritis - swelling of the glomeruli
glomerulus - A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and
serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
CGN - chronic glomerulonephritis noninfectious causes a reduciton in filtration
oliguria - Decreased urine output
azotemia - (excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood
creatine - An energy storage molecule used by muscle tissue. The phosphate from
creatine phosphate can be removed and attached to an ADP to generate ATP quickly.
dialysis - a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose
kidneys no longer function
hemodialysis - dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes
from the bloodstream
peritoneal dialysis - A procedure performed in the peritoneal cavity in which the
peritoneum acts as the semipermeable membrane
immunosuppressive - having the property of suppressing the body's immune response
to antigens
Nephrosis - loses excessive amount of protein in urine caused by increased
permeability to the glomerulus
ARF - A syndrome characterized by abrupt deterioration of renal function, occurs over a
period of hours to days
nephrotoxic - Ability to damage the kidneys.
CRF - Chronic Renal Failure results from loss of nephrons
pyelonephritis - An infection of the renal pelvis & interstitium that will cause the kidney to
shrink, scar, and become irregular shape. Common causes are kidney stones,
vesicoureteral reflux (chronic reflux of urine up ureter), pregnancy, neurogenic bladder,
symptoms of the urinary system - nausea, loss of appetite, fever, headache, and body
aches, flank or low back, pain, edema, hematuria, decreased urinary output,
hypertension, pruritus
acute glomerulonephritis - swelling of the glomeruli
glomerulus - A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and
serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
CGN - chronic glomerulonephritis noninfectious causes a reduciton in filtration
oliguria - Decreased urine output
azotemia - (excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood
creatine - An energy storage molecule used by muscle tissue. The phosphate from
creatine phosphate can be removed and attached to an ADP to generate ATP quickly.
dialysis - a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose
kidneys no longer function
hemodialysis - dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes
from the bloodstream
peritoneal dialysis - A procedure performed in the peritoneal cavity in which the
peritoneum acts as the semipermeable membrane
immunosuppressive - having the property of suppressing the body's immune response
to antigens
Nephrosis - loses excessive amount of protein in urine caused by increased
permeability to the glomerulus
ARF - A syndrome characterized by abrupt deterioration of renal function, occurs over a
period of hours to days
nephrotoxic - Ability to damage the kidneys.
CRF - Chronic Renal Failure results from loss of nephrons
pyelonephritis - An infection of the renal pelvis & interstitium that will cause the kidney to
shrink, scar, and become irregular shape. Common causes are kidney stones,
vesicoureteral reflux (chronic reflux of urine up ureter), pregnancy, neurogenic bladder,
