The Urinary System Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Answer 1

Blood test to measure kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste (urea) that is in the blood

Question 2

Clean Catch Specimen (CC)

Answer 2

Urine sample obtained after cleaning off the urinary opening and catching or collecting a urine sample in midstream (halfway through the urination process) to minimize contamination from the genitalia

Question 3

Creatinine Clearance

Answer 3

Test of kidney function. Creatinine is a waste product cleared from the bloodstream by the kidneys. For this test, urine is collected for 24 hours, and the amount of creatinine in the urine is compared to the amount of creatinine that remains in the bloodstream

Question 4

Urinalysis (U/A, UA)

Answer 4

Laboratory test consisting of the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine

Question 5

Urine Culture and Sensitivity (C and S)

Answer 5

Laboratory test of urine for bacterial infection. Attempt to grow bacteria on a culture medium in order to identify it and determine which antibiotics it is sensitive to

Question 6

Urinometer

Answer 6

Instrument to measure the specific gravity of urine; part of a urinalysis

Question 7

Cystogram

Answer 7

X-ray record of the urinary bladder

Question 8

Cystography

Answer 8

Process of instilling a contrast material or dye into the bladder by catheter to visualize the urinary bladder on X-ray

Question 9

Excretory Urography (EU)

Answer 9

Injecting dye into the bloodstream and then taking an X-ray to trace the action of the kidney as it excretes the dye

Question 10

Intravenous Pyelography (IVP)

Answer 10

Diagnostic X-ray procedure in which a dye is injected into a vein and then X-rays are taken to visualize the renal pelvis as the dye is removed by the kidneys

Question 11

Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (KUB)

Answer 11

X-ray taken of the abdomen demonstrating the kidneys, ureters, and bladder without using any contrast dye. Also called a ‘flat-plate abdomen.’

Question 12

Nephrogram

Answer 12

X-ray record of the kidney

Question 13

Pyelogram

Answer 13

X-ray record of the renal pelvis

Question 14

Retrograde Pyelography (RP)

Answer 14

Diagnostic X-ray procedure in which dye is inserted through the urethra to outline the bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis

Question 15

Voiding Cystourethrography (VCUG)

Answer 15

X-ray taken to visualize the urethra while the patient is voiding after a contrast dye has been placed in the bladder

Question 16

Cystoscope

Answer 16

Instrument used to visually examine the inside of the urinary bladder

Question 17

Cystoscopy (cysto)

Answer 17

Visual examination of the urinary bladder using an instrument called a ‘cystoscope.’

Question 18

Urethroscope

Answer 18

Instrument to visually examine the inside of the urethra