Peritoneal dialysis (PD)		swelling caused by fluid in tissue spaces
renal calculi		inflammation of the balls of capillaries within the kidney
diabetes isipidus (DI)		multiple fluid-filled sacs within and on the kidneys
renal cell carcinoma		xray imaging of the renal pelvis and ureters after injection of contrast through a urinary catheter into the ureters from the bladder
parenchyma		a catheter is used to introduce fluid into the abdominal cavity, the waste passes out of the bloodstream into the fluid, and the waste-filled fluid is removed by the catheter.
renal hypertension		inflammation of the lining of the renal pelvis and renal parenchyma
glomerulonephritis		another name for kidneys stones
pyelonephritis		antidiuretic hormone is not secreted adequately, or the kidney is resistant to its effects.
diabetes mellitus (DM)		kidney stones
nephrolithiasis		measurement of urea levels in blood
wilms tumor		x rays examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the kidney
blood urea nitrogen (BUN)		xray examination (without contrast) of the kidney, ureter, and bladder
polycystic kidney disease		urinary tract stone are crushed by ESWL
edema		the glomeruli and the renal tubule; the essential and distinctive tissue of an organ
lithotripsy		high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
hemodialysis		malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in childhood
asymtomatic		without symptoms
renal angiography		uses of an artificial kidney machine that receives waste filled blood from the patients bloodstream, filters it, and returns the cleansed blood to the patients body
kidney ureteers bladder		insuliln is not secreted adequately or tissues are resisteant to its effects
retrograde pyelogram (RP)		cancerous tumorof the kidney in adulthood