hormone 135
LH 151
ovaries 313
uterus 351
prohormones 113, 126
prolactin 124, 139, 157, 250
prolactin release-inhibiting factor
(PRIF) 124
prostaglandins 280, 337
prostate cancer 327–330, 329 t
aging, reproductive and sexual
changes that occur with 243
bladder cancer 182
BPH 248
DRE 35
endocrine system 103
orchiectomy 307
prostatectomy 331
PSA 333
prostatectomy 249, 272, 328,
331–333
prostate gland 330–331, 331 t
aging, urinary system changes
that occur with 175
bladder 178
BPH 248
DRE 35
prostate cancer 327
prostate health 331
prostatitis 334
PSA 333
semen 337
urinary incontinence 224
vesicoureteral reflux 229
prostate health 331
prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
249, 328, 330, 331, 333, 333 t
prostatitis 334
protein 3, 4
proteinuria. Seealbuminuria
prothrombin time (PT) 75
proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
medications 59, 85
PSA. Seeprostate-specific antigen
psychiatric disorders and
psychologic conditions 357–386
psychosis 362, 367, 381
psychotherapy 381
psychotic disorder 371, 382
PT (prothrombin time) 75
PTSD. Seepost-traumatic stress
disorder
puberty 334–335
aging, endocrine changes that
occur with 110
breast 249
endocrine system 100
hypogonadism 291
Klinefelter’s syndrome 296
ova 309
reproductive system 233, 236
secondary sexual characteristics
337
sperm 340
trichotillomania 386
pubococcygeal muscle 178, 199,
224, 226
pumping the stomach. See
nasogastric aspiration and lavage
Pyridium. SeephenazopyridineQ
quetiapine 367, 377R
RAA. Seerenin-angiotensin-
aldosterone system
radiation therapy 91, 147,
206–207, 232, 274, 345
radioactive iodine 130, 140
rapid gastric emptying 48, 86
rebound tenderness 86
recombinant human growth
hormone (hGH) 131
rectal fistula 86–87
rectal prolapse 87
rectocele 87
rectum 87, 87 t
colorectal cancer 28
DRE 35
enema 40
FAP 43
fecal impaction 43
fecal incontinence 44
gastrointestinal bleeding 51
gastrointestinal system 4
Hirschsprung’s disease 58
HNPCC 58
ileostomy 60
intestinal polyp 64
proctitis 85
rectal fistula 86
rectocele 87
uterine fibroids 349
relaxin 158
renal cancer 108, 195, 206, 215,
215 t
renal corpuscle 169, 209
renal cortex 169, 201
renal cyst 216
renal dialysis 216–218. See also
hemodialysisESRD 187
Fanconi’s syndrome 190
glomerulonephritis 191
glomerulosclerosis 192
hemolytic uremic syndrome 194
hepatorenal failure 195
kidney transplantation 203
nephropathy 211
polycystic kidney disease 214
uremia 221
urinary system 171
renal failure 218–219, 218 t, 219 t
adrenal glands 108–109
aging, urinary system changes
that occur with 175
Alport’s syndrome 177
diabetes insipidus 123
ESRD 187
Goodpasture’s syndrome 193
hemolytic uremic syndrome
194
hydronephrosis 196
hyperkalemia 138
hyperoxaluria 197
hypokalemia 143
kidney transplantation 202
Medicare coverage for
permanent renal failure 205
nephritis 207
nephrotoxins 212
oliguria 213
uremia 221
urinary system 171–172
renal medulla 169, 201
renal pelvis 172–173, 196
renal tubular acidosis (RTA) 209,
219–220
renal tubules 189, 209
renin 158
adrenal glands 108
aldosterone 111
glomerulosclerosis 192
kidneys 201, 202
urinary system 169, 171
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
(RAA) system 99, 108, 111, 158,
171
reproductive system 233–356,234,
235
retrograde ejaculation 182, 272,
335–336, 345
risperidone 367, 377
RTA. Seerenal tubular acidosisS
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