Bladder And Bowel Care Flashcards
Dysuria
Painful or difficult micturition
Micturition
Discharge of urine
Glycosuria
Lots of sugar in the urine
Haematuria
Blood in the urine
Polyuria
Lots of secretion of urine
Diarrhoea
frequent watery stools
Constipation
Infrequent or difficult evacuation of faeces
Haemaglobinuria
The presence of haemaglobin in urine
Meconium
The first stool passed by a newborn baby
Melaena
Black, tarry stools containing blood
Steatorrhoea
White faeces due to excessive fat content
Anuria
Kidneys not forming urine
Urge incontinence
When desperate, may not be able to hold wee in
Stress incontinence
Involuntary micturition due to intra-abdominal pressure
Ketonuria
An excess of ketone bodies in the urine
Overflow incontinence
Voiding does not take place causing retention, resulting in overflow
Haemorrhoids
Varicosed veins around the anus
Oliguria
Reduced urine secretion in relation to fluid intake
Enuresis
Involuntary discharge of urine
Defaecation
Excretion of faeces
List 3 causes of bladder disfunction/ urinary problems
Bladder trauma
Infection
Pain
Assessment of bladder activity list 5 assessments
Pain on micturition? Frequency of micturition? Colour of urine? Smell of urine? Difficulty in voiding?
What is midstream urine?
When urine is collected after some urine has been voiding in the middle of the flow, for testing as it is the most accurate sample
List 4 things that urinalysis can test for in urine?
Protein
Glucose
Acidity
Blood
What can be used to assess consistency of a stool sample?
Bristol stool chart
How often should a woman in labour be encouraged to void her bladder?
Every 3 hours
What are three symptoms of urinary retention?
Palpable bladder
small voids passed
Feeling of full bladder
