HOSA Pathophysiology Urinary system
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HOSA Pathophysiology Urinary system
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symptoms of the urinary system -
ANS nausea, loss of appetite, fever, headache, and body aches, flank or low back,
pain, edema, hematuria, decreased urinary output, hypertension, pruritus
acute glomerulonephritis -
ANS swelling of the glomeruli
glomerulus -
ANS A ball of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule in the nephron and
serving as the site of filtration in the vertebrate kidney.
CGN -
ANS chronic glomerulonephritis noninfectious causes a reduciton in filtration
oliguria -
ANS Decreased urine output
azotemia -
ANS (excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood
creatine -
ANS 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 -
ANS a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose
kidneys no longer function
hemodialysis -
ANS dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the
bloodstream
peritoneal dialysis -
ANS A procedure performed in the peritoneal cavity in which the peritoneum acts as
the semipermeable membrane
immunosuppressive -
ANS having the property of suppressing the body's immune response to antigens
