Lesson 14.3 Crossword
Across
1. | an infection of the urethra, bladder, ureters, and/or kidney, usually caused by bacteria that enter the urethra at its outside opening |
3. | a renal dialysis method that uses the patient's peritoneum to filter fluids and dissolved substances from the blood |
5. | an increase in urine production caused by high osmotic pressure of the glomerular filtrate, which "pulls" more water into the filtrate |
6. | a condition defined by evidence of kidney damage or a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 milliliters per minute for at least three months |
7. | a procedure for removing metabolic waste products from the body; blood is withdrawn from an artery, pumped through a dialyzer, and then returned to the patient through a vein |
8. | the density (mass per unit volume) of urine, divided by the density of pure water |
9. | a solid crystalline mass that forms in the kidney and that may become stuck in the renal pelvis or ureter; usually made of calcium, phosphate, uric acid, and protein |
Down
1. | laboratory analysis of urine to test for the presence of infection or disease |
2. | the removal of wastes from the blood by artificial means |
4. | a normal by-product of muscle metabolism; it is produced by the body at a fairly steady rate and is freely filtered by the glomerulus |