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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the root glomerul/o?


A) It comes from the Latin word meaning little ball.
B) It is part of the urinary system.
C) It is the basic working unit of the kidney.
D) It refers to the cluster of small blood vessels inside the kidney.
E) The glomerulus serves as the primary place for filtering the blood to form urine.

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Read the health record information found below: HPI Miss Susan Nesbit is a 12-year-old female who first visited her primary care provider for dysuria.A UA was ordered, but the patient could not urinate in the office.She took the UA cup home, but did not return with the sample.The next day, Susan's dysuria worsened, and she developed a fever of 102.3 Β°\degree F, as well as vomiting and hematuria, so she returned to the clinic.A urinalysis performed in the office revealed significant pyuria, hematuria, and albuminuria.Since Susan was not able to keep any fluids down, her primary care provider sent her to the emergency department for evaluation for admissio. Which of the following statements is NOT true, given this information?


A) During the second office visit, a UA revealed pus, blood, and protein in the patient's urine.
B) The patient became febrile.
C) The patient first visited her PCP for painful urination.
D) The patient initially could not complete a urinalysis at the office.
E) The patient was experiencing polyuria.

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Translate the medical term nephrotoxin as literally as possible.


A) Kidney agent
B) Kidney death
C) Kidney loose agent
D) Kidney poison
E) Kidney stone

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The procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream is abbreviated:


A) BUN.
B) ESWL.
C) HD.
D) KUB.
E) VUR.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the root lith/o?


A) It means stone and in a urology context, it refers to an accumulation of mineral salts and calcium.
B) Some health care professions translate it as calculus, which means "little rocks."
C) When combined with the root cysto (cystolith) , it refers to a stone in the bladder.
D) When combined with the root nephr/o (nephrolith) , it means kidney stone.
E) When combined with the root ureter/o (ureterolith) , it means a stone in the urine.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the medical term hypernephroma?


A) It breaks into hyper (over) + nephr (kidney) + oma (tumor) .
B) It is a cancer of the kidneys.
C) It is a disease of the kidneys characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys.
D) It is a form of nephropathy.
E) It is another name for renal cell carcinoma.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about the abbreviation ESWL?


A) It breaks into extra (inside) + corpore (body) + eal (pertaining to) + shock + wave + litho (stone) + tripsy (wear down procedure) .
B) It involves the breakdown of kidney stones.
C) It is a type of urinary tract treatment.
D) It stands for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
E) It uses sound waves generated outside the body.

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Dr.Jonas Wallin stated that "Mr.Johnson has benign prostate hyperplasia." What is NOT true about this assessment?


A) Mr.Johnson also has benign prostate hypertrophy.
B) Mr.Johnson has a noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate.
C) Mr.Johnson has an enlarged prostate.
D) Mr.Johnson will have to have his prostate removed.
E) The diagnosis benign prostate hyperplasia breaks into benign (friendly) + prostate +hyper (over) + plas (formation) + ia(condition) .

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term pyelocystostomosis?


A) pyelo (renal pelvis) + cysto (bladder) + stom (opening) + osis (disease) = disease where the opening between the renal pelvis and bladder has closed
B) pyelo (renal pelvis) + cysto (kidney) + stom (mouth) + osis (condition) = creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and kidney
C) pyelo (renal pelvis) + cysto (kidney) + stom (stomach) + osis (disease) = disease of the renal pelvis, kidney, and stomach
D) pyelo (renal pelvis) + cysto (bladder) + stom (mouth) + osis (condition) = creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and bladder
E) pyelo (renal pelvis) + cysto (bladder) + stom (stomach) + osis (condition) = condition of the urinary tract and stomach

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Build a medical term that means "renal pelvis disease."


A) Nephrolithiasis
B) Nephropathy
C) Pyeloma
D) Pyelopathy
E) Renal ischemia

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What is the medical term used to describe the deficiency of blood in a kidney?


A) Nephrolithiasis
B) Nephrosclerosis
C) Renal cell carcinoma
D) Renal failure
E) Renal ischemia

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Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: HPI: Mr.Johnson is a 57-year-old male with a 2-month history of difficulty voiding.He reports urgency and frequency.He has had increasing problems with a weak urinary stream.The symptoms have progressed to include mild abdominal discomfort and erectile dysfunction.He denies any incontinence, hematuria, balanorrhea, orchiodynia, or trauma.He has not tried any medicines at this point. Which of the following is a symptom reported by the patient?


A) Blood in the urine
B) Difficulty urinating
C) Discharge from the penis
D) Inability to control urination
E) Testicle pain

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Build a medical term that means "image of the kidney blood vessel."


A) Nephrogram
B) Nephrosonography
C) Renal angiogram
D) Renal angiography
E) Renal arteriogram

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Which of the following does NOT mean inflammation of the testicle?


A) Orchiditis
B) Orchitis
C) Testitis
D) Vesiculitis
E) All of these mean inflammation of the testicle.

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Build a medical term that means "surgical removal a kidney and a ureter."


A) Heminephrectomy
B) Heminephroureterectomy
C) Laparonephrectomy
D) Nephrocystanastomosis
E) Nephroureterectomy

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Build a medical term that means "an instrument for examining the opening of the urethra."


A) Meatoscope
B) Meatoscopy
C) Meatoureteroscopy
D) Ureteroscopy
E) Urethroscope

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Translate the medical term balanitis as literally as possible.


A) Bladder disease
B) Bladder inflammation
C) Kidney condition
D) Penis disease
E) Penis inflammation

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term urethrostenosis?


A) urethro (urethra) + sten (hardening) + osis (condition) = hardening of the urethra (tube that connects the bladder to the outside world)
B) urethro (urethra) + sten (hardening) + osis (condition) = hardening of the urethra (tube that connects the kidney to the bladder)
C) urethro (urethra) + sten (narrowing) + osis (condition) = narrowing of the urethra (tube that connects the bladder to the outside world)
D) urethro (urethra) + sten (narrowing) + osis (condition) = narrowing of the urethra (tube that connects the kidney to the bladder)
E) urethro (urethra) + sten (softening) + osis (condition) = softening of the urethra (tube that connects the bladder to the outside world)

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Build a medical term that means "a hardening of the blood vessels within the kidney that filter the blood."


A) Glomerulosclerosis
B) Meatal stenosis
C) Nephromalacia
D) Orchiepididymitis
E) Pyelonephritis

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Translate the medical term aspermia as literally as possible.


A) No sperm condition
B) no sperm condition
C) One sperm condition
D) One testicle condition

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