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Question 1:
is an inflammation of kidney which may take many forms.
Answer:
Nephritis
Question 2:
Glomerulonephritis or Bright's Disease
Answer:
inflammation of the kidney that involves the glomeruli (the filtering capillaries in the kidney). caused by
antigen-antibody reaction that occurs about 1- 4 weeks following skin or throat
infection with Beta-hemolytic streptococci
Question 3:
is blood in the urine
Answer:
Hematuria
Question 4:
is albumin in the urine
Answer:
Albuminuria
Question 5:
Pyelonephritis
Answer:
suppurative (pus) inflammation of kidney and kidney (renal) pelvis (the cavity in the center of
Question 6:
the kidney which is formed by the expanded upper portion of the ureter) caused by pyogenic (pus
forming) bacteria such as:
E.coli
Streptococci
Staphylococci
pyuria
, Answer:
pus in the urine is called
Question 7:
Pyelitis
Answer:
inflammation of renal pelvis (kidney pelvis)
caused by pyogenic (pus forming) bacteria such as E. coli and other pyogenic bacteria. commonly
occurs in young children and particularly in girls, because there urethra is shorter than the males
Question 8:
is a condition that occurs as part of a disease; it is not a disease itself.
Answer:
Hydronephrosis
It occurs when a kidney becomes distended due to a backup of urine. A condition in which the kidney
becomes extremely dilated with urine.
Question 9:
is the process of forming a kidney stone(renal calculi, nephrolith)
Answer:
nephrolithiasis
Question 10:
renal calculi or kidney stone or nephrolith
Answer:
these predominately form in the kidney although they may form lower down in the ureter.
Question 11:
ureteritis
Answer:
inflammation of the ureters. caused by infection or by mechanical irration of a stone
Question 12:
urethritis
Answer:
inflammation of the uretha. caused by an infection of the bladder or kidney. treatment is antibiotics