Urinary & prostate diagnostics

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Created Jul 30, 2012
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thenneke

 

 
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urinalysis
 
exam of urine for abnormal elements
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bladder ultrasound
 
measures the amount of urine remaining in the bladder after urination
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catheterization
 
insert a tube into bladder to procure a sterile specimen, remove urine, or give medicine
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cystography
 
x-ray of bladder after contrast medium
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cystoscopy
 
visual exam of bladder
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cystoscope
 
also used to remove tumor or reduce enlarged prostate gland
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intravenous pyelogram
 
also known as excretory urography; x-ray study ofkidneys and ureters; contrast medium given...
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computed tomography
 
also known as a CAT scan
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KUB
 
Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder; an x-ray with no constrast; also referred as a flat-plate of the...
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retrograde urography
 
an x-ray of urinary system; dye put in urethra and caused to flow upward (backward) through...
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voiding cystourethrography
 
fluoroscope used to examine the flow of urine
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prostate-specific antigen
 
PSA test; measures a protein produced by prostate gland

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