acute glomerulonephritis
kidney infection
glomeruli are affected
bacterial cystitis
inflammation of the bladder caused by bacterial infection
urinary tract infection (UTI)
chronic glomerulonephritis
glomeruli suffer gradual, progressive destructive changes
loss of kidney function
diabetic nephropathy
kidney disease associated with diabetes
that results in inflammation, degeneration and sclerosis of kidneys
diuresis
abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine
end-stage renal disease (ERSD)
final phase of kidney diease
enuresis
involuntary urination during sleep,
bedwetting
frequency
need to urinate more often than normal
glucosuria, glycosuria
surgar in the urine
hydronephrosis
renal pelvis and calyces distended and dilated and begin to atrophy due to urine outflow obstruction
interstitial cystitis
inflammatory condition of the bladder lining
not caused by infetion or other identified pathology
interstitial nephritis
pathological changes in renal tissue that destroy nephrons and impair kidney function
nephrotic syndrome
massive proteinuria, edema, hyoalbuminemia (low blood albumin), hyperlipidemia (high blood lipids) and high tendency to form blood clots
neurogenic bladder
bladder dysfunction ( rentention, incontinence or altered capacity)
due to disease or injury of the CNS (central nervous system)
phimosis
narrowing or stricture of the foreskin opening of the penis
polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
hereditary, disorder
cysts form in the kidneys and destroy them
pyelonephritis
inflammation and infection caused by bacterial growth in the renal pelvis and kidney
renal calculus
small stone, composed of mineral salts
obstrut portions of kidneys or a ureter
kidney stones
renal colic
spasms of the ureter
renal failure
failure of the kidneys
ineffective of eliminating fluids or wastes from the body
stress incontinence
urine leakage upon physical stress, cough or sneeze
tubular necrosis
renal failure from injury to renal tubules
uremia
u-RE-me-a
increased level of urea or wastes in blood
urgency
UR-jen-se
need to urinate immediately
urinary retention
inability to urinate
urinary tract infection (UTI)
bacterial growth in urinary tract, usually bladder
inflammation and infection
vesicoureteral reflux
ves-i-ko-yu-RET-e-ral
flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureter
Wilms tumor
kidney cancer
most common in children, aka nephroblastoma
cystoscopy
visual examination of the bladder lining