URINARY SYSTEM INFORMATION- CLINICAL COURSES-LESSON 87

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1. CT scan: This is a visual examination to find out cysts, hydronephrosis, tumors, or any abscesses in the kidneys. This can be done with a contrast material injected into the kidney or without any contrast material.
2. KUB or kidney, ureter, and bladder: This is an x-ray study done to measure the size of the kidneys and also to find out the exact position setting of the kidneys in relation to other organs in the abdominopelvic regions. 3. IVP or intravenous pyelogram: Another name of this test is excretory urogram or IVP tomography. This test is done to find out the tumors, infections, cysts, renal stones, or hydronephrosis in the kidneys. This visual examination is done by injecting a contrast material in a vein that goes directly to any kidney. The contrast material then filtered out in the urine by the kidney. Films are taken following the travelling of the contrast material through the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra and the abnormalities are found out.

4. Retrograde pyelogram: This test is used to find out the occurrence of renal stones or any barriers. A contrast material injected in to the ureters and bladder using a cystoscope. Intravenous dye material is used in this test to find out poor renal functions. If the patient is sensitive to intravenous contrast in IVP test retrograde pyelogram is used as an alternative.

5. Retrograde angiography: This test is used to visually examine the vascular system (blood vessels) of the kidneys. By this test kidney tumors are diagnosed.

6. Voiding cystourethrogram: This is an x-ray examination of the bladder and urethra while the patient is voiding urine. In this test bladder is filled with contrast material to diagnose the abnormalities.

7. Radioisotope tests: The size and function of the kidneys are tested in this test by using an radioactive isotope into the bloodstream and pictures are taken.

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