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Bowel and Bladder Elimination Flashcards

1
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Melena

A

upper GI tract bleeding

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Bloody Red Stool

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lower GI tract bleeding

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3
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Dark stool

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can be due to eating meat

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Light Stool

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can be due to drinking milk

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5
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How is odor of stool determined

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pH, high pH means worse odor

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Order of auscultation and palpation of GI

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RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ

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Fecal Impaction

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hard stool stuck in rectum; sign is small amounts of watery poop coming out

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Fiber

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can cause increased defecation

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Barium Enema

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radiology, pt drinks barium and as liquid is moving ultrasound can see barium going through GI tract

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EGD

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procedure where a scope goes through GI tract; can go to top part of small intestine; can diagnose ulcers

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Sigmoidoscopy and colonscopy

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goes up intestines can diagnose chrons and IBS

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Stool Samples

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checks for what is in stool

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FOBT

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tests for blood in stool

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14
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BRAT Diet

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Banannas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast

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15
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Stool Softeners

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Colace

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Osmotic

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bring H2O into intestines; dulcolax (can cause cramping)

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Magnesium Citrate

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brings H2O into intestines, saline stimulant; use caution in pts with renal issues

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18
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Fleet

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fastest result enema

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19
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Lubricant

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mineral oils, lubes intestine walls and softens stool

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Bulking

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causes stool to absorb H2O and increases stool weight making intestines big and increasing peristalsis

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21
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Cleansing Enema

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cleaning

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Hypotonic Enema

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tap water, distends intestine, large amount takes 15 min to work

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Isotonic Enema

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saline solution distends intestine, large amount takes 15 min to work

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Hypertonic Enema

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smaller volume, draw fluid out of intestinal space into intestine; takes 5-10 min to work

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Soapsuds Enema

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Irritates intestinal system stimulating peristalsis; takes 10-15 min to work

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Retention Enema

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retained in bowel for long amount of time

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27
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Return Flow enema

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someone with gas, small volume of fluid in intestine, then drawn back out

28
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Illeostomy

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allows waste to come from ileum: liquid form

29
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Colostomy

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allows waste of colon to be excreted; more formed feces

30
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Permanent Colostomy

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allows pt. intestines to repair themselves; usually from severe trauma

31
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Double Barrel Colostomy

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2 stomas next to eachother one for feces and one for mucus

32
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Loop Colostomy

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keeps stoma stable and open

33
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Fecal Drainage Device

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folley for rectum

34
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Cytoscope

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scope that is put in uretha and goes to bladder; can diagnose UTI and prostate issues

35
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Pyelogram

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administer contrast via IV and pt is watched by radiography

36
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BUN and Creatine

A

measure amount of waste products in blood

37
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Normal pH of urine

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4.5-8; becomes alkaline when sitting out

38
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Specific Gravity

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1.015-1.025; more concentrated= higher specific gravity

39
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Glucose and Ketones

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should not be detected in urine; can be sign of diabetes

40
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Bilirubin

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RBC breakdown, con indicate liver disease if present in urine

41
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Culture and Sensitivity

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finds bacteria and what med would work best to treat it

42
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Clean Catch

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pt starts voiding –> stops –> voids into specimen cup –> stop –> void rest into toilet

43
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24 hour urine

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pt voids and discard 1st one, but collect the rest for 24 hours; need doctor order

44
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Never take specimen from folley bag

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Never take specimen from folley bag

45
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UTI

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2nd most common infection, common in women, e. coli is most common cause

46
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Renal Calcui

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kidney stones

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Acute Renal Failure

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sudden stop of kidney function

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End-stage renal failure

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long standing decrease in function of renal system

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Nephropathy

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deterioration of kidney function

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Nephrotoxic

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anything toxic to kidneys

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Anuria

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no urine

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Oliguria

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small amount of urine

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Dysuria

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painful urination

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Polyuria

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frequent urination

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Proteinuria

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protein in urine

56
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Pyuria

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pus in urine

57
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Urgency

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feeling of having to go

58
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Enuresis

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involuntary voiding

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Nocturia

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frequently going at night time

60
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Nocturnal Enuresis

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bed wetting, usually from UTI

61
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Crede’s Maneuver

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push on bladder to promote urination

62
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Indwelling Cath

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folley

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Self Cath

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cath themselves

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Supra Pubic Cath

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cath is placed in pubic area when there is a problem with uretha

65
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Bladder Irrigation

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ordered when debris is in bladder

66
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Ureterostomy

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ureters directed through abdominal wall; pt wears external bag

67
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Ileal Conduit

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ureters are surgically connected to part of small intestine and small intestine is brought to abdominal wall

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