Information about the Urinary System

NameAlt. Name
24-hour urine test
abdominal distress abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain
acute interstitial nephritis AIN
acute prostatitis acute bacterial prostatitis, infection of the prostate gland, prostate gland infection
aging changes in the urinary system
analgesic nephropathy analgesic-induced nephropathy
asymptomatic bacteriuria
atheroembolic renal disease atherosclerotic renal vascular disease, cholesterol embolism, renal artery aneurysm, renal artery embolism
benign prostatic hyperplasia benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH, enlarged prostate, prostatism
bladder cancer cancer of the bladder
bladder outlet obstruction
bladder stones bladder calculi
blood in the semen
blood in the urine hematuria
catheter associated UTI
chlamydia infection in females
chlamydia infection in males
chronic prostatitis chronic bacterial prostatitis
chronic renal failure chronic kidney failure, CRF
cystocele dropped bladder, fallen bladder
decreased urination decreased urine production, oliguria
diabetic nephropathy diabetic glomerulosclerosis, diabetic kidney disease, diabetic sclerosis
dialysis
diet for kidney disease renal diet
end-stage renal disease end-stage kidney disease, end-stage renal failure, ESRD
enuresis bedwetting, bladder incontinence, loss of bladder control, uncontrollable urination
flank pain flank discomfort
genital injury in males injury to the genitals, injury to the testicles, penile injury, straddle injury
Goodpasture syndrome anti-GBM antibody disease
group A streptococcal infections GAS infection
hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS
interstitial cystitis painful bladder syndrome
intravenous pyelogram excretory urogram, intravenous pyelography, IVP
Kegel exercises for women incontinence exercises, pelvic floor muscle exercises, pelvic muscle strengthening exercises
kidney function tests BUN, creatinine, creatinine clearance, creatinine-urine
kidney stones nephrolithiasis, urinary calculi, urolithiasis
kidney transplant renal transplant, transplantation of the kidney
lithotripsy
malignant hypertension malignant hypertensive arteriolar nephrosclerosis
meatal stenosis urethral meatal stenosis
medullary cystic disease medullary cystic renal disease, nephronophthisis complex
neurogenic bladder neurogenic incontinence, neurologic bladder dysfunction, neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract, neuropathic bladder
non-bacterial prostatitis prostatitis, non-bacterial, prostatodynia
obstructive uropathy post-renal nephropathy
painful urination dysuria
paraphimosis
polycystic kidney disease polycystic disease of the kidneys
poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis PSGN
primary glomerulonephritis GN
pyelonephritis kidney infection
rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis crescentic glomerulonephritis, RPGN
recurring urinary tract infection chronic cystitis, chronic urinary tract infection, chronic UTI, recurrent UTI, relapsing urinary tract infection, relapsing UTI
Reiter's syndrome reactive arthritis
renal failure acute renal insufficiency
renovascular hypertension
toilet training potty training
UPJ Obstruction pelvo-uretero junction obstruction, PUJ Obstruction, ureteropelvic junction obstruction
urethral stricture
urge incontinence
urinalysis routine urine test, urine appearance and color
urinary catheters bladder catheterization
urinary incontinence
urinary tract infections in children bladder infection, cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis
urinary tract infection bladder infection, cystitis, UTI
urine culture