MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEY DISEASE (MSK) COMMUNITY
Acronym dictionary for MSK

Acronym dictionary for MSK

Please Post any ancronyms or uncommon words you can think of that we use on this forum when talking about MSK? Someone new might think it is a new language. I will compile an alphabetized list when we are done.

MSK -Medullary Sponge Kidney Disease
Uro- Urologist
Nephro- Nephrologist
IC- Interstitial Cystitis, chronic inflammation of the bladder wall
IVP-Intravenous Pyelogram, contrast X-ray series to examine  kidneys, bladder, and ureters
RTA- Renal Tubular Acidosis, condition in which a defect in the kidney tubes causes acid to build up in the bloodstream
RA- Rheumatoid Arthritis
ANA- Antinuclear Antibody Test
GFR- glomerular filtration rate, Blood test that measures how well your kidneys are filtering a waste,creatinine
UTI- Urinary Tract Infection
eGFR- estimated glomerular filtration rate
BUN- Blood Urea Nitrogen-blood test that measures how much waste Urea Nitrogen your kidneys are not able to filter
cysto- Cystoscopy, or cystourethroscopy
Fibro- fibromyalgia
CFS- Chronic fatigue syndrome
Litho-Lithotripsy, a medical procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones that form in the kidney, bladder, ureters, or gallbladder.

I can't think of anymore right now, please add to the list and feel free to add definitions too!

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