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Urethral Stricture Learning Center

Decreased urinary stream; Discharge from the urethra; Enlarged (distended) bladder; Enlarged or tender lymph nodes in the groin (inguinal) area; Enlarged or tender prostate; Hardness (induration) on the under surface of the penis;
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
Cystoscopy is a procedure to see the inside of the bladder and urethra.
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Date:May 22, 2008
Cystoscopy (cystourethroscopy) is a diagnostic procedure that uses a cystoscope, which is an endoscope especially designed for urological use to examine the bladder, lower urinary tract, and prostate gland. It can also be used to collect urine sam...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Cystoscopy (cystourethroscopy) is a diagnostic procedure that uses an endoscope especially designed for urological use to examine the bladder, lower urinary tract, and prostate gland. It can also be used to collect urine samples, perform biopsies,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Cystoscopy (cystourethroscopy) is a diagnostic procedure that is used to look at the bladder (lower urinary Cystoscopy is a diagnostic procedure which is used to view the bladder, collect urine samples, and examine the prostate gland. This procedu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Retrograde urethrography involves the use of x-ray pictures to provide visualization of structural problems or injuries to the urethra.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A voiding cystourethrogram is an x-ray examination of the bladder and urethra that is performed while the bladder is emptying.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 2, 2008
Uroflowmetry is a test that measures the volume of urine released (excreted) from the body, the speed with which it is excreted, and how long the excretion takes.
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Date:September 7, 2008
A urine flow test evaluates the speed of urination, or amount voided per second, and the total time of urination.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Endoscopy is a way of looking inside the body using a flexible tube that has a small camera on the end of it. This instrument is called an endoscope.
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Date:February 23, 2009
Urinalysis is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through the urine.
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Date:March 14, 2009
Urinalysis is a diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen). Specimens can be obtained by normal emptying of the bladder (voiding) or by a hospital procedure called catheterization.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A urine dipstick is a colorimetric chemical assay that can be used to determine the pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, urobilinogen, blood, leukocyte, and nitrite levels of an individual's urine. It consists of a reagent st...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The urine specimen collection is a procedure used to obtain a sample of urine from a patient for diagnostic tests.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Urinalysis is an important test used in diagnosing diseases of the genitourinary tract. Urine is examined for pH and specific gravity by chemical and direct microscopic methods. The presence and concentration of various chemicals such as proteins,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Urine typically contains epithelial cells shed from the urinary tract. Urine cytology evaluates this urinary sediment for the presence of cancerous cells from the lining of the urinary tract, and it is a convenient noninvasive technique for follow...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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