Author: Glossary

A cystoscope combined with a ureteral catheter.  

Concerning animals that excrete amino nitrogen in the form of urea. Included in this group are mammals. The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. It originates in the pelvis of the kidney and terminates in the posterior base of the bladder. Each kidney has one ureter measuring from 28 to 34…

Caused by or producing uremia.  

Ulceration of the urinary tract.  

The relative decrease (or clearance) of blood urea nitrogen during hemodialysis. The ratio is a measure of the adequacy of renal replacement. The failure to achieve an adequate ratio leads to increased morbidity and mortality among renal failure patients.  

A mycoplasma that is usually sexually transmitted. It may cause inflammation of the reproductive or urinary tracts in males and females. It has been implicated in a wide variety of infections in babies with low birth weight.  

Determination of the amount of urea in urine.  

White flaky deposits of urea seen on the skin in patients with advanced uremia.  

One of six inherited disorders in which an enzyme in the urea cycle is missing or nonfunctional, resulting in the accumulation of excess ammonia in the bloodstream. Lethargy, failure to thrive, nausea and vomiting, encephalopathy, and coma are common symptoms, especially in the newborn period.  

A test of kidney function performed by measuring intake and output of urea.