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15.5 Career Connections Related to the Urinary System

Career Connections[1]

A nephrologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating kidney conditions.

A urologist is a specialist who diagnoses and treats urinary system conditions, disorders, and diseases.

To learn more about urology, visit the Why Urology? webpage by the American Urological Association.


  1. Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2024). Medical terminology 2e. Open RN | WisTech Open. https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/medterm/
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