Human
Urinary System
Treatment of Renal Failure
©Richard L. Goldman
March 9, 2003
from:
Delmar’s Comprehensive Medical Terminology
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extracoporeal lithotripsy
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Richard L. Goldman
ex-trah-cor-POR-ee-al LITH-oh-trip-see
extra- = outside
lith/o = stone
-tripsy = surgical crushing
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Comprehensive
Medical
Terminology
Also known as extracoporeal shock-wave
lithotripsy. This is a noninvasive mechanical
procedure for breaking up renal calculi so the
can pass through the ureters.
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Hemodialysis
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hee-moh-dye-AL-ih-sis
bem/o = blood
dia = through
-lysis = breaking down; destruction
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Comprehensive
Medical
Terminology
The process of removing excess fluids and toxins from
the blood by continually shunting the patient's blood
from the body into a dialysis machine for filtering,
and then retrning the clean blood to the patient's
bloodstream.
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kidney trnasplantation
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Richard L. Goldman
kidney tranz-plan-TAY-shun
Kidney transplantation involves the surgical
implantation of a healthy, human donor
kidney into the body of a patient with
irreversible renal failure.
Kidney function is restored with a successful
transplant and the patient is no longer
dependent on dialysis.
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peritoneal dialysis
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Richard L. Goldman
pair-ih-toh-NEE-al dy-AL-ih-sis
peritone/o = peritoneum
-al - pertaining to
dia = through
-lysis = breaking down; destruction
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Comprehensive
Medical
Terminology
Dialysis is a mechanical filtering process used to
cleanse the blood of waste products, draw off
excess liquids, and regulate body chemistry when
the kidneys fail to function properly. Instead of using
the hemodialysis machine as a filter, the peritoneal
membrane (also called the peritoneum) is used as
the filter in peritoneal dialysis.