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• ^99mTc-DMSA
• ^99mTc-DTPA
• ^99mTc-labeled HAG3 [investigational imaging agent]
• ^99mTc-labeled MAG3
• ^99mTc-MAG3

• access blood flow
• access flow measurement
• access recirculation (AR)
• ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme)
• ACE inhibitor
• ACEI (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor)
• acid-base homeostasis
• acidification
• acquired cystic disease [dialysis-associated cystic disease]
• acquired renal insufficiency
• Acucise® endopyelotomy [balloon] catheter - Applied Medical Resources
• Acucise endopyelotomy
• acute nephritic syndrome
• acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (ASPGN)
• acute renal failure (ARF)
• acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
• ADPKD (autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease)
• adrenal gland
• adult-onset medullary cystic disease
• aerobic bacteria
• air embolism
• Aksys PHD™ system [investigational hemodialysis system for home use] - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
• ALG (antilymphocyte globulin)
• Allen-Brown shunt
• allergic interstitial nephritis
• allogenic renal transplant
• allograft dysfunction
• AlloMune™ system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• allopurinol (Zyloprim®)
• alpha₁-antitrypsin
• Alport posttransplant anti-GBM disease
• Alport syndrome
• Altra Flux® hemodialyzer - Minntech, Inc.
• Altra Nova® hemodialyzer - Althin Medical, Inc.
• Altrex® hemodialyzer - Althin Medical, Inc.
• Amin-Aid [dietary supplement]
• AML (angiomyolipoma)
• amyloidosis
• anaerobic bacteria
• analgesic nephropathy
• ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
• ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis
• anemia
• AngioJet® rapid thrombectomy system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• AngioJet® Rheolytic™ thrombectomy system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• angiomyolipoma (AML)
• angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
• angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)
• antegrade endopyelotomy
• anti-GMB (antiglomerular basement membrane)
• anti-MPO (antimyeloperoxidase)
• antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GMB)
• antilymphocyte globulin (ALG)
• antimyeloperoxidase (anti-MPO)
• antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)
• antithymocyte globulin (ATG; Atgam®)
• anuresis - [inability to produce/excrete urine]
• anuria
• anuric
• aortic plexus
• aorticorenal ganglion
• APD (automated peritoneal dialysis)
• APSGN (acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis)
• AR (access recirculation)
• Aranesp™ (darbepoetin alfa) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• ARF (acute renal failure)
• ARPKD (autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease)
• Arrow-Trerotola PTD™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Artegraft™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• arterial pole of the corpuscle
• arteriograph
• arteriovenous (AV)
• arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
• Asahi dialyzers [AM and AM-K series] - Asahi Medical Co., Ltd.
• Ash Split Cath™ - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®])
• Ash Split Cath™ XL - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®])
• asymptomatic hematuria
• asymptomatic proteinuria
• ATG (antithymocyte globulin; Atgam®)
• Atgam® (antithymocyte globulin)
• atherosclerotic renovascular disease
• ATN (acute tubular necrosis)
• AUR (acute urinary retention)
• auramine-stained buffy coat smear - rapid diagnostic for mycobacteremia
• automated peritoneal dialysis (APD)
• autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) - [adult]
• autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) - [childhood]
• AV (arteriovenous)
• AV fistula
• avascular necrosis
• Avastin® (bevacizumab) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• AVF (arteriovenous fistula)
• azathioprine (Imuran)
• azotemia

• bacterial infection
• bacteruria
• barbiturate
• Belzer's solution
• Bence Jones proteinuria
• Berger disease (IgA glomerulonephritis)
• Betadine solution
• BetaSorb™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• BGF (bridge-graft fistula)
• bicarbonate (HCO₃)
• Bio-Flex™ CS catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®])
• Bio-Flex™ Tesio® catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®])
• Biospal™ dialyzer - Hospal Medical, div. Gambro Healthcare
• bladder
• blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
• BMI (body mass index)
• body mass index (BMI)
• Bosniak classification of renal cystic masses found on CT ("class I [II,III, IV] lesion") - see American Family Physician - 01/15/01
• Bowman's capsule (capsula glomeruli)
• brachiosubclavian bridge graft fistula (BSGF)
• branched calculus [staghorn calculus]
• Branham sign [Nicoladoni-Branham sign]
• Brescia-Cimino fistula (nephrologists Michael J. Brescia and James E. Cimino)
• Brescia-Cimino shunt
• bridge-graft fistula (BGF)
• BTA stat® test [aids in detection of recurrent bladder cancer] - Polymedco, Inc.
• BUN (blood urea nitrogen)
• buttonhole technique; buttonhole puncture technique - see MT Desk glossary entry
• C&S (culture and sensitivity)
• cadaveric transplant
• CAHP™ hemodialyzer - Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
• Calci-Chew® - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Calcijex® (calcitriol injection) - Abbott Renal Care
• Calci-Mix® - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• calciotropic hormones
• calcitriol therapy
• calcium acetate (PhosLo)
• calcium nephrolithiasis
• calcium
• calciuria
• calculus [pl. calculi]
• calyx [pl. calyces]
• c-ANCA [or cANCA, depending of reference] (cytoplasmic ANCA)
• CAPD (continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis)
• capillary flow dialyzer
• Capoten™ (captopril)
• captopril (Capoten™)
• captopril renography
• Carignan's syndrome - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Carnitor® (levocarnitine; L-carnitine) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
• CathLink™ 20 port system with ChronoFlex® catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• CathTrack™ catheter locator system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infection)
• CAVH (continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration)
• CA® [cellulose acetate] dialyzer (models CA-170, CA-210) - Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
• CBC (complete blood count)
• CCPD (continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis)
• celiac ganglion
• celiac plexus
• CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil [MMF]) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• central venous catheter (CVC)
• Centrysystem® 3 hemodialyzer (formerly COBE® Centrysystem™) - Gambro Renal Products
• cephalic vein
• Ceprate® TCD T-cell depletion system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Certican™ (everolimus) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• CHAV (continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration)
• chlorambucil (Leukeran™)
• Cholestech L.D.X.® system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• chronic pyelonephritis
• chronic renal failure
• ChronoFlex® polyurethane catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Circle C® hemodialysis catheters - Horizon Medical Products, Inc.
  • Product line includes acute dual-lumen catheters, single-lumen catheters, peritoneal catheters, and chronic catheters.
• clean-catch urine specimen
• Clirans® dialyzer - Terumo Medical Corporation, 800-283-7866
• Clot Buster® Amplatz thrombectomy device (ATD) - See MT Desk glossary entry
• co-trimoxazole (Bactrim®, Septra®, Sulfatrim®, Cotrim®)
• co-trimoxazole [syn. smx-tmp, tmp-smx, trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole]
• Cockcroft-Gault formula/equation - see MT Desk glossary entry
• collapsing glomerulosclerosis
• collecting ducts
• computed tomography (CT)
• congenital nephrotic syndrome
• congenital polycystic disease
• constant infusion principle
• continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
• continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH)
• continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD)
• continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
• continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration
• continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD)
• Coombs test
• cortex
• cortical scintigraphy
• corticosteroid(s)
• Cragg thrombolytic brush - see MT Desk glossary entry
• creatinine clearance
• creatinine
• crescentic glomerulonephritis
• Crit-Line® - see MT Desk glossary entry
• CRRT (continuous renal replacement therapy)
• cryoglobulinemia
• CryoVein® SG tissue-engineered vascular graft - CryoLife, Inc.
  • incorporates SynerGraft™ technology
• CsA (cyclosporin A)
• CT (computed tomography)
• CT® dialyzer - Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
• culture and sensitivity (C&S)
• CVC (central venous catheter)
• CVVHD (continuous venovenous hemodialysis)
• cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®)
• cyclosporine (Sandimmune®)
• cyclosporin A (CsA)
• CycloTech™ cyclosporine delivery system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• cystic renal dysplasia
• cystine stones
• cystinuria
• cytoplasmic ANCA (c-ANCA, cANCA)
• Cytovene® (oral ganciclovir) - see MT Desk glossary entry

• daclizumab (Zenapax®) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• DDD (dense-deposit disease)
• de novo
• de novo posttransplant glomerulonephritis
• dense-deposit disease (DDD)
• DGS (diabetic glomerulosclerosis)
• diabetes insipidus
• diabetes mellitus
• diabetic glomerulosclerosis (DGS)
• diabetic nephropathy (DN)
• DiaCan™ fistula needle(s) - B. Braun Medical Inc. (U.S.)
• Dialock™ system - for vascular access [investigational] - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Dialog dialysis system - B. Braun Medical Inc. (U.S.)
• dialysate leak
• dialysate
• dialysis amyloidosis
• Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative (DOQI)
• dialysis-associated cystic disease - [acquired cystic disease]
• dialytic therapy
• Dialyvite®, Dialyvite® 800 - Hillestad Labs
• Diapact™ CRRT system - B. Braun Medical Inc. (U.S.)
• Diatx™ [Rx renal vitamin supplement] - Pan American Laboratories (Pamlab)
• DiatxFe™ [Rx renal vitamin and iron supplement] - Pan American Laboratories (Pamlab)
• diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)
• differential renal function test
• diffuse mesangial sclerosis [infantile nephrotic syndrome]
• dilution technique [for access flow measurement]
• dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)
• diminished renal reserve
• direct Coombs test
• distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS)
• diuretic(s)
• DMSA (dimercaptosuccinic acid)
• DN (diabetic nephropathy)
• DOQI (Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative) guidelines
• DPI (dietary protein intake)
• Dornier lithotripter - Dornier Medical Systems, Inc.
• DR antigens
• Drash syndrome
• Dri-Sate™ dry acid mix [dialysate product] - Rockwell Medical Technologies
• DRYalysate™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• DSRS (distal splenorenal shunt)
• DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid)
• Duo-Coat™ dual-lumen catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®])
• Duo-Flow™ dual-lumen catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®]
• DuraGraft™ vascular access graft [investigational] - CardioTech International
• dwell time
• dwell volume(s)
• Dynepo™ (gene-activated erythropoietin) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• dyslipidemia
• dysproteinemia

• E. coli H:0157
• Econolith® lithotripter - Medispec Ltd.
• ectopic kidney(s)
• effective renal plasma flow (ERPF)
• effector system
• EHL (electrohydraulic lithotripsy)
• electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL)
• Emit® 2000 cyclosporine specific assay - see MT Desk glossary entry
• EMS Swiss Lithoclast intracorporeal lithotripter - Electro Medical Systems, SA
• enalapril
• endopyelotomy
• end-organ disease
• end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
• enPCR (equilibrated nPCR; equilibrated normalized protein catabolic rate)
• EPL (extracorporeal piezoelectric lithotripter)
• epoetin alfa (Epogen®)
• Epogen® (epoetin alfa) - see Amgen package insert
• ERPF (effective renal plasma flow)
• erythrocyturia
• erythropoietin
• ESRD (end-stage renal disease)
• ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy)
• ESWT (extracorporeal shock wave therapy) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• ethylene glycol
• extracapillary lesions
• extracellular fluid volume
• extracellular volume
• extracorporeal piezoelectric lithotripter (EPL)
• extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
• extracorporeal therapy
• Extraneal™ (7.5% icodextrin) peritoneal dialysis solution - see MT Desk glossary entry

• familial juvenile nephronophthisis
• familial nephrogenic diabetes
• fascia renalis [Gerota's fascia]
• Fasturtec® (rasburicase) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Ferrimin 150 - Hillestad Labs
• ferritin
• Ferrlecit® (sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose injection) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• FGS (focal glomerulosclerosis)
• fibrillary glomerulopathy
• fibrin sheath
• Filtryzer™ dialyzer - Toray Industries Inc.
• fluid-electrolyte disturbance
• focal glomerulosclerosis (FGS)
• focal segmental glomerulonephritis (FSGN)
• focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
• Folex® PFS (methotrexate)
• Foley catheter
• Fosrenol™ (lanthanum carbonate; f.k.a. Lambda, Foznol™) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Fossa Stone Sweeper™ (Fossa Medical) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Fresenius hemodialyzer - Fresenius Medical Care
• FSGN (focal segmental glomerulonephritis)
• FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis)
• fulminant disease
• Fuhrman grade [1-4] renal cell carcinoma
• fungal infection

• Gambro hemodialyzer(s) - Gambro Healthcare
• Gambro Lundia dialyzer - Gambro Healthcare
• Gambro Polyflex hemodialyzer - Gambro Healthcare
• Gazelle balloon dilatation catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Genestone 190 lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Gerota's fascia [fascia renalis]
• GFR (glomerular filtration rate)
• GloFil-125 (sodium iothalamate I-125 injection) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
• glomerular syndromes
• glomerular tip lesion
• glomerulonephritis
• glomerulopathy [pl. glomerulopathies]
• glomerulosclerosis
• glomerulus [pl. glomeruli]
• glucocorticoid
• Goodpasture syndrome
• Gore-Tex® - W.L. Gore & Associates
• Gore-Tex® graft vein interposition
• Greene renal implant stent sets - Cook Urological
• Groshong® catheter - Bard Access Systems

• HAG3 (hydroxyacetyltriglycine) [investigational imaging agent]
• haploidentical
• haplotype
• HCO₃ (bicarbonate)
• Hectorol™ (doxercalciferol) capsules, injection - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Hemo-Cath® catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®]
• hemodiafiltration
• hemodialysis
• hemodialyzer
• hemolysis
• hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)
• hemorrhagic cystitis
• Henoch-Schonlein purpura
• hepatitis C
• HetaCool™ [investigational organ preservation agent] - BioTime, Inc.
• Hickman® catheter - Bard Access Systems
• high flux dialyzer
• hilus
• Hippuran® I 123 [¹²³I] - Mallinckrodt
• Hippuran® I 131 [¹³¹I] - Mallinckrodt
• HLA (human lymphocyte antigens)
• HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-D, HLA-DR
• examples: HLA-B8, HLA-B27, HLA-C8, HLA-DR2, HLA-DRw10
• Hohn® catheter - Bard Access Systems
• hollow fiber capillary dialyzer
• hollow fiber dialyzer
• Home Choice™ automated PD [peritoneal dialysis] system - Baxter Healthcare
• horseshoe kidney
• Hospal® Biospal™ dialyzer - Hospal Medical, div. Gambro Healthcare
• human leukocyte antigens
• human lymphocyte antigens (HLA)
• Hurwitz dialysis catheter - Gish Biomedical
• HUS (hemolytic-uremic syndrome)
• Hybrid Capture® CMV DNA test - see MT Desk glossary entry
• hydronephrosis
• hydroxyacetyltriglycine (HAG3) [investigational imaging agent]
• hypercalcemia
• hypercalciuria
• hyperkalemia
• hyperlipidemia
• hyperphosphatemia
• hypersthenuria
• hypertension
• hypocalcemia
• hypocomplementemia
• hyponatremia
• hypophosphatemia
• hypoplasia
• hypoplastic kidney
• hyposthenuria
• hypotension
• hypovolemia

• IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; type 1 diabetes)
• idiopathic crescentic necrotizing glomerulonephritis
• idiopathic glomerular diseases
• idiopathic membranous nephropathy
• IgA (immunoglobulin A)
• IgA glomerulonephritis [Berger disease]
• IgA nephropathy
• IgG (immunoglobulin G)
• immune complex disease(s)
• immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis
• immunofluorescence study
• immunofluorescence
• immunoglobulin A (IgA)
• immunoglobulin G (IgG)
• immunoperoxidase study
• immunosuppressant
• immunosuppressive therapy
• immunotactoid glomerulopathy
• Impra graft - C. R. Bard, Inc.
• Impra Venaflo™ vascular graft - Impra, Inc., div. of C.R. Bard
• Imuran® (azathioprine)
• indirect Coombs test
• infantile nephrotic syndrome [diffuse mesangial sclerosis]
• INFeD® (iron dextran injection) - monograph (Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
• inferior vena cava
• inflow
• insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM; type 1 diabetes)
• intercapillary glomerulosclerosis [Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease; nodular glomerulosclerosis]
• intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD)
• interstitial disease
• interstitial nephritis
• interstitium
• intra-access blood flow
• intracorporeal lithotripter
• intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
• intravenous urography (IVU)
• intrinsic renal failure
• IPD (intermittent peritoneal dialysis)
• ipsilateral arm
• ipsilateral vascular access
• iron
• isograft [syngeneic transplantation]
• isosthenuria
• IVP (intravenous pyelogram)
• IVU (intravenous urography)

• Jeliffe formula/equation [to calculate renal function/estimate creatinine clearance]

• Kaye tamponade balloon - see MT Desk glossary entry
• kidney(s), ureter(s), bladder (KUB)
• KidneyScreen At Home™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease [nodular glomerulosclerosis; intercapillary glomerulosclerosis]
• Krivitski Method™ - relates to access flow measurement by dilution technique
• Kt/V - see additional information
• KUB (kidney(s), ureter(s), bladder)
• Kwart® Retro-Inject™ & Kwart AQ® Retro-Inject™ stent sets - Cook Urological

• laparoscopic nephropexy
• laparoscopic pyeloplasty
• L-carnitine (levocarnitine [Carnitor®]) Leukeran™ (chlorambucil)
• levocarnitine (Carnitor®) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• lienorenal ligament [splenorenal ligament]
• LifeJet™ chronic dialysis catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• LifeSite™ hemodialysis [venous access] system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• line of Toldt
• lipoid nephrosis [minimal-change disease]
• lithium
• Lithospec™ intracorporeal lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Lithostar® lithotripter product line - Siemens Medical Systems USA
• Lithostar® multiline lithotripter system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• lithotripter
• loop of Henle
• LSe Kwart Retro-Inject™ stent sets - Cook Urological
• LT.01® lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• LT.02® piezoelectric lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• lupus nephritis
• lymphomatous infiltration

• MAG3 (mercaptoacetyltriglycine)
• Magnacal® [nutritional supplement] - Mead Johnson
• magnesium
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• major calyces
• MCA™ hemodialyzer - Althin Medical, Inc.
• MCD (minimal-change disease)
• MCGN (minimal-change glomerulonephritis)
• medication-induced allograft dysfunction
• Mediterranean fever
• Medstone STS® lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Medstone STS-T® transportable lithotripsy system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• medulla
• medullary sponge kidney
• membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)
• membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) - rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
• membranous nephropathy
• membranous nephropathy
• mercaptoacetyltriglycine (MAG3)
• mesangial disease
• mesangial IgG deposition
• mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (type I MPGN)
• mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis (MESGN)
• mesangium
• MESGN (mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis)
• metabolic acidosis
• metabolic alkalosis
• metanephric mesoderm
• metanephric tubules
• methanol
• methotrexate (Folex® PFS, Rheumatrex®)
• methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol®)
• MGN (membranous glomerulonephritis)
• MHD (maintenance hemodialysis)
• microabuminuria
• microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
• microscopic polyarteritis
• minimal-change disease (MCD) [lipoid nephrosis]
• minimal-change glomerulonephritis (MCGN)
• minor calyces
• mixed cryoglobulinemia
• MMF (mycophenolate mofetil) - see CellCept
• monoclonal antibody
• More-Flow™ hemodialysis catheter - AngioDynamics
• MPGN (membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis)
• MPO (myeloperoxidase)
• MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• multiple myeloma
• mupirocin ointment
• muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone® OKT3)
• mycobacteria
• mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) - see CellCept®
• myeloperoxidase (MPO)

• nail-patella syndrome [osteo-onychodysplasia]
• necrotizing glomerulonephritis
• Neoral® (cyclosporine for microemulsion) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• NeoSoft™ nephrostomy drainage catheter - Medical Device Technologies, Inc.
• Neostar™ hemodialysis catheters - Horizon Medical Products (HMP), Inc.
• nephrectomy
• nephritic syndrome (glomerulonephritic syndrome)
• nephritis
• Nephrocaps® [Rx vitamin supplement] - Fleming & Company
• nephrolithiasis
• nephron(s)
• nephronophthisis-uremic medullary cystic disease (UMCD)
• nephronophthisis
• nephropathy
• nephropexy
• nephroptosis
• nephrosis
• nephrostomy
• nephrostomy balloon catheter
• nephrotic syndrome
• Nephro-Calci® - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Nephro-Fer® - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Nephro-Vite® - Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• NESP (novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein) [investigational therapeutic agent] - Amgen
• Niagara™ temporary dialysis catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Nicoladoni-Branham sign [Branham sign]
• NIDDM (non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes)
• nodular glomerulosclerosis [intercapillary glomerulosclerosis; Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease]
• non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM; type 2 diabetes)
• nonspecific urethritis
• nonstreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis
• novel erythropoiesis stimulating protein (NESP) [investigational therapeutic agent] - Amgen
• nPCR (normalized protein catabolic rate)
• nPNA (normalized PNA; normalized protein equivalent of nitrogen appearance) nutcracker syndrome/phenomenon (left renal vein hypertension)
• Nutropin® (somatropin [rDNA] origin for injection) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Nyotran™ - see MT Desk glossary entry

• obliterative diabetic glomerulosclerosis
• obstruction of outflow
• obstructive renal failure
• occult renal disease
• oligoanuric renal failure
• oliguria
• oliguric acute renal failure
• omentectomy; omentumectomy
• open pyeloplasty
• Opti-Flow™ catheter - see Vas-Cath® Opti-Flow™
• Opti-Plast™ XT balloon catheter - see SAXX renal stent delivery system
• OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
• Orthoclone® OKT3 (muromonab-CD3)
• outflow obstruction
• outflow

• p-ANCA [or pANCA, depending of reference] (perinuclear ANCA)
• papillae
• papillary necrosis
• parallel flow dialyzer
• parallel plate dialyzer
• pararenal fat
• parasitic infection
• parathyroid hormone (PTH)
• PAS (periodic acid-Schiff) stain
• pauci-immune glomerulonephritis
• PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy)
• PCO₂
• PCR (protein catabolic rate)
• percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
• percutaneous nephrostolithotomy
• percutaneous nephrostomy
• percutaneous renal biopsy
• perihilar glomerulosclerosis
• perinephric abscess
• perinuclear ANCA (p-ANCA, pANCA)
• periodic acid-Schiff stain
• perirenal fat
• peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis
• peritoneal dialysis
• peritoneal equilibration test (PET)
• peritoneal membrane
• peritonitis
• Perma-Seal® dialysis access graft - see MT Desk glossary entry
• PermCath® dual-lumen catheter - Kendall
• PET (peritoneal equilibration test) - to assess peritoneal transport characteristics in CAPD patients
• PET (positron emission tomography)
• pH
• PHD™ (personal hemodialysis) system - see Aksys PHD™ system and MT Desk glossary entry
• Pheres-Flow® triple-lumen apheresis catheter - Horizon Medical Products, Inc.
• phosphorus
• piezoelectric
• PIGN (postinfectious glomerulonephritis)
• PiM (protein inhibitor type M)
• pimagedine - see MT Desk glossary entry
• PiZ (protein inhibitor type Z)
• plasmapheresis
• PNA (protein equivalent of nitrogen appearance)
• pneumopyelograph
• podocytes
• polychondritis
• polyclonal antibody
• polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
• polyurethane, pail handle, coiled tip peritoneal dialysis catheters
• polyuria
• Ponticelli protocol (corticosteroids and chlorambucil) - related to treatment of nephrotic syndrome [Medline]
• Pourchez XpressO™ hemodialysis catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• positron emission tomography (PET)
• postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN)
• postinfectious glomerulopathy
• postrenal azotemia
• poststreptococcal (proliferative) glomerulonephritis
• posttransplant polycythemia
• potasium excretion
• prednisolone
• prerenal azotemia
• Primus® hemodialyzer (models 1000, 1350, 2000) - Minntech Corporation
• Prisma® CRRT system - Gambro Renal Products
• Procrit® (epoetin alfa; erythropoietin) - Ortho Biotech, div. of Johnson & Johnson
• Prograf® (tacrolimus; FK506) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• prostaglandins
• prostatitis
• protein inhibitor type M (PiM)
• protein inhibitor type Z (PiZ)
• proteinuria
• PSN™ [polysynthane] hemodialyzer - Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
• PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)
• PTFE graft
• PTH (parathyroid hormone
• ptotic kidney
• Pulsalith® lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• pyelogram
• pyelography
• pyelonephritis
• pyelonephrosis
• pyeloplasty
• pyonephritis
• pyonephrolithiasis
• pyonephrosis
• pyonephrotic
• Pyridorin™, Pyridorin™ XR - see MT Desk glossary entry

• Qb - blood flow [Q = flow rate; b = blood]
• Quantum PD™ night exchange system - Baxter Healthcare
• Quinton® catheters - enter Quinton in Kendall catalog search

• radioisotope renal excretion test
• radionuclide cystography (RNC)
• radionuclide scan
• radiopharmaceutical study
• Rapamune® (sirolimus, formerly rapamycin) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• rapamycin - former generic name, now sirolimus (Rapamune®)
• rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
• reduced GFR
• reflux nephropathy
• relapsing polychondritis
• Release-NF™ catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• RenaClear™ dialyzer cleaning system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Renagel® (sevelamer HCl) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• renal ablation glomerulopathy
• renal agenesis
• renal arteriography
• renal artery
• renal biopsy
• renal circulation imaging [angiography]
• renal colic
• renal columns of Bertin
• renal corpuscle
• renal cortex
• renal dysplasia
• renal failure
• renal fascia
• renal flares
• renal function test
• renal hilum
• renal infarction
• renal insufficiency
• renal interstitium
• renal lobes
• renal medulla
• renal osteodystrophy
• renal papilla
• renal plexus
• renal pyramid(s)
• renal scintigraphy
• renal sinus
• renal sodium excretion
• renal trauma
• renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
  • type 1 [distal]
  • type 2 [proximal]
  • type 4 [generalized]
• renal tubular defects
• renal ultrasound
• renal underperfusion
• renal vein
• renal-limited glomerulonephritis
• renal-retinal dysplasia
• Rena-Vite [vitamin/mineral supplement] - Cypress Pharmaceutical
• Renax® [vitamin/mineral supplement] - Everett Laboratories
• Re/Neph™ [OTC dietary supplement, liquid & cookies] - Benoit Total Care, L.L.C.
• renin
• renin production
• renovascular hypertension
• respiratory acidosis
• respiratory alkalosis
• retrograde ureteroscopic endopyelotomy
• Rheumatrex® (methotrexate)
• rickettsial infection
• RNC (radionuclide cystography)
• Robson stage [I-IV] renal cell carcinoma
• Rocaltrol® (calcitriol) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• RPGN (rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis) [membranous glomerulonephritis]
• RTA (renal tubular acidosis)

• salicylate
• Sandimmune® (cyclosporine)
• SangCya™ (cyclosporine oral solution) - Product recalled; see MT Desk glossary entry
• SAXX™ renal stent delivery system - C. R. Bard
  • includes SAXX™ renal stent and Opti-Plast™ XT balloon catheter
• Schwartz formula/equation [to calculate renal function/estimate creatinine clearance]
• SDNS (steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome)
• secondary membranous disease
• Seldinger approach
• semipermeable membrane
• serum albumin
• serum iron and ferritin
• serum iron
• serum phosphorus
• shock wave lithotripsy (SWL)
• Silastic catheter
• Silver impregnation stain(s)
• Silver stain
• Simulect® (basiliximab) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
• sirolimus (Rapamune®) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Sjögren syndrome [Sjogren]
• Slow/Stop Flow Recirculation® method
• small-vessel vasculitis
• sodium iothalamate I-125 injection - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Soft-Cell™ catheter - see Vas-Cath® Soft-Cell™
• Solera™ thrombectomy catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Solu-Medrol® (methylprednisolone)
• solute
• Sonolith 3000® and 4000+® lithotripters - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Sonolith® Praktis™ lithotripter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography)
• Spectrum™ silicone Foley catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• splanchnic congestion
• splanchnic nerves
• splenorenal ligament [lienorenal ligament]
• splenorenal recess
• split function
• split renal function test
• SRI (solute removal index); SRIs (solute removal indices)
• SRNS (steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome)
• staghorn calculus [branched calculus]
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Staphylococcus epidermidis
• StatLock® Dialysis [dialysis catheter securement device] - Venetec International
• StatLock® Foley [Foley catheter securement device] - Venetec International
• steal syndrome
• SteriLyte™ liquid bicarbonate [dialysate product] - Rockwell Medical Technologies
• steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS)
• steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS)
• Stone Sweeper™ - see MT Desk glossary entry
• superior mesenteric plexus
• Suplena® [nutritional supplement] - Ross Products, div. of Abbott Laboratories
• Swiss Lithoclast lithotripter - Electro Medical Systems, SA
• SWL (shock wave lithotripsy)
• syngeneic transplantation (isograft)
• systemic sclerosis

• tacrolimus (Prograf®)
• Talon™ balloon dilatation catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Tc (technetium)
• TechneScan® DMSA
• TechneScan® DTPA
• TechneScan® MAG3
• technetium (Tc)
• technetium mercaptoacetythiglycine
• technetium pentetic acid
• technetium pertechnetate (^99mTc)
• Tenckhoff™ catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Terumo Clirans® dialyzer - Terumo Medical Corporation, 800-283-7866
• Tesio® catheter - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®]
• theophylline
• third spacing - see Current Medical Terminology [HPI]
• third spacing of fluids
• Thrombex PMT (percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy) system - see MT Desk glossary entry
• thrombocytopenia
• Thymoglobulin® - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Toray Filtryzer™ dialyzer - Toray Industries Inc.
• TQa™ (transcutaneous access flow) device - see MT Desk glossary entry
• transcatheter embolization
• transversalis fascia
• tubular defect
• tubular necrosis
• tubular sodium transport
• tubules
• tubulointerstitial nephritis
• twin-coil dialyzer
• type II MPGN - dense-deposit disease (DDD)

• ultrasonography
• ultrasound dilution technique [for access flow measurement]
• ultrasound velocity dilution
• UMCD (nephronophthisis-uremic medullary cystic disease)
• UMCD complex
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
• UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• urate nephrolithiasis
• urea clearance
• urea reduction ratio (URR)
• uremic acidosis
• ureter
• ureteral reflux
• ureteral vesical reflux
• urethra
• urinalysis
• urinary tract infection (UTI)
• urinary tract obstruction
• urography
• URR (urea reduction ratio)
• USRDS (United States Renal Data System)
• UTI (urinary tract infection)

• VacuLink™ vascular access graft [investigational] - CardioTech International
• vacuolization of renal tubules
• VAG (vascular access graft)
• Vas-Cath® catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Vas-Cath® Flexxicon II™ catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Vas-Cath® Opti-Flow™ long-term dual-lumen hemodialysis catheter - Bard Access Systems
• Vas-Cath® Soft-Cell™ catheter - Bard Access Systems
• VascuLink™ vascular access graft (investigational) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Vascu-Sheath™ introducer - Medical Components, Inc. [Medcomp®]
• vascular access thrombosis
• Vaxcel™ dialysis catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• VCUG (vesicoureterogram; voiding cystourethrogram)
• Vectra™ VAG - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Venaflo™ vascular graft - Impra, div. of C.R.Bard
• Venofer® (iron sucrose injection) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• venous port
• venovenous hemodialysis
• vesicoureterogram (VCUG)
• vesicoureteric reflux (VUR)
• ViaSpan® organ preservation solution (a.k.a. Belzer UW or UW) - Barr Laboratories
• viral infections
• voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
• volume overload
• VUR (vesicoureteric reflux)

• washout curve
• washout phase
• Wegener granulomatosis
• Wegener syndrome

• xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
• xenogeneic transplantation [xenotransplant]
• XenoMune™ system [investigational] - BioTransplant Inc.
• xenotransplant [xenogeneic transplantation]
• xenotransplantation - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Xpeedior™ catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry
• XTD™ thrombectomy catheter - see MT Desk glossary entry

• Zemplar™ (paricalcitol injection)- see MT Desk glossary entry
• Zenapax® (daclizumab) - see MT Desk glossary entry
• Zyloprim® (allopurinol)