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A patient with a calculus in the ureter would most likely experience?
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What does the term calculus of ureter mean?
The ureters are the tubes in the human anatomy that conduct urine from the kidneys to the bladder. A calculus is a stone. Hence, a calculus of the ureter is a kidney stone that has formed in a ureter. Please see the link.
What does the medical code 592.1 mean?
ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 592.1 = Calculus of ureter(s)
What is a distal uretal calculus?
A distal uretal calculus is a kidney stone that has either moved to or developed just above the bladder in one of the tubes that brings urine down from the kidneys. This is a dangerous situation because the stone is hard a jagged and if it cuts through the tube, called the ureter, it can be potentially fatal.
What can cause left side to back abdominal pains?
Such pain can arise due to calculus or stone in the ureter on 'either' side.
After filtering by the nephron where does the cleaned blood go?
Into the ureter.
What part carries waste from the kidney to the bladder?
The ureter.
What is the structure and function of the ureter in a cat?
The ureter is a tube connected to the kidneys and bladder in cats. The function of the ureter is to move urine to the bladder.
What is a function of the ureter?
The Ureter(s) [there are two of them] carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
How is ureter work?
Ureters are ducts/tubes that drain the kidneys into the urinary bladder. They have small, intermittent muscular contractions that gently squeeze urine and/or stones down into the bladder. If a uric acid crystal/stone is present, the patient will present with pain in the low back or groin pain on the affected side. There may also be hematuria (blood in the urine) as the stone cuts the inside of the ureter as it travels down. Immediate medical care is needed as infection is likely.
The color of the ureter?
the color of the ureter is a reddish, browney kind of color
What should you do if a 13 x 8 mm sized calculus is seen in the left lower ureter at the level of iliac vessels?
Have your patient take a deep breath. Then you should take a deep breath. Enjoy it! Instruct your patient to fast and rest for 1 week, only drinking a smoothie made of kale, blueberries, strawberries, and bananas twice daily. Tell them to expect nausea and violent changes in appearance as toxins are purged from the system. Inspect the illiac vessels after this procedure.
What is the plural of ureter?
The plural of ureter is ureters (normally there are two per person).
