7–16 Although many disorders manifest fluid retention (excess fluid in tissues), a
characteristic of nephr/o/tic syndrome is edema (swelling), especially around the
ankles, feet, and eyes.
The term edema indicates a ____________________.7–17 When body tissues contain excessive amounts of fluid that cause swelling,
the nurse charts this condition as ____________________.7–18 Diuretics are drugs prescribed to control edema and stimulate the flow of
urine. Edema around the ankles and feet may also be due to a diet high in sodium.
When this condition occurs, the physician may recommend a low-sodium diet and
prescribe a drug known as a ____________________.7–19 Supra/ren/al is a directional term that means above the kidney.Identify elements in this frame that mean
above, excessive, superior: ____________________
kidney: __________
pertaining to:__________7–20 The CF scler/ois used in words to indicate hardening of a body part. It also
refers to the sclera (white of the eye).
To indicate a hardening, use the CF ____________________ / _____.7–21 Scler/osis is an abnormal condition of ____________________.7–22 Hyper/tension damages kidneys by causing scler/o/tic changes, such as ar-
teri/o/scler/osis with thickening and hardening of ren/al blood vessels
(nephr/o/scler/osis). Recall that -iasisis used to denote an abnormal condition (pro-
duced by something specified).
Use nephr/oto form medical words that mean
abnormal condition of a kidney: ____________________ / __________
abnormal condition of kidney hardening:
____________________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________
calculus in a kidney: ____________________ / _____ / __________
abnormal condition of kidney stone(s):
____________________ / _____ / __________ / ____________________Frame 7–13to Frame 7–22Macroscopic Structures • CHAPTER 7 287287swelling
diuretic
dī-ū-RĔT-ĭc
supra-
ren
-al
scler/o
edema
ĕ-DĒ-mă
hardening
nephr/osis
nĕf-RŌ-sĭs
nephr/o/scler/osis
nĕf-rō-sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs
nephr/o/lith
NĔF-rō-lĭth
nephr/o/lith/iasis
nĕf-rō-lĭth-Ī-ă-sĭs