Category: U

Amaurosis caused by acute renal failure.  

Albumin in urine, a finding in glomerular diseases.  

A protein that degrades extracellular tissues. It has been linked to the spread of some cancers by invasion and metastasis.  

A preparation used in the treatment of cholesterol gall-stones when laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic biliary procedures cannot be used. A medication employed for the purpose of dissolving gallstones. Ursodeoxycholic acid is considered appropriate only when the stones are composed entirely of cholesterol and the gallbladder is functioning without any issues. Although side effects of the…

This occurs when urine is produced by the kidney but not voided by the bladder. It is generally less serious than anuria, in which urine is not produced.  

A group of symptoms of unknown cause. It mainly affects women, and occasionally men, with pain and discomfort in the lower abdomen, a frequent urge to urinate and, in women, pain in the area of the vulva. Investigation rarely results in any abnormal findings. Post-menopausal women, who are the most common sufferers, may have inflammation…

A group of micro-organism which plays a larger part in the causation of disease than was at one time suspected. One of them, Ureaplasma uralyticum, is now recognized as a cause of chronic prostatitis, non-specific urethritis.  

A group of injuries resulting from overuse of a part of the limb. One example is tennis elbow (epicondylitis) caused by inflammation of the tendon attaching the extensor muscles of the forearm to the humerus because of overuse of the muscles. Overuse of the shoulder muscles may cause inflammation and pain around the joint. Perhaps…

A variety of drugs with differing actions are available for the treatment of peptic ulcer, the composite title covering gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. Peptic ulceration may also involve the lower oesophagus, and after stomach surgery the junction of the stomach and small intestine. A category of medications employed for treating or preventing stomach or…

A hospital employee, typically a medical record professional or a nurse, who coordinates the hospital’s utilization review activities, gathers data from medical records and elsewhere for the use of the utilization review committee and others, and otherwise assists in utilization review. The UR coordinator may also have duties involving liaison with other community agencies regarding…