Ch. 33

Question 1

Urgency

Answer 1

feeling of need to void immediately

Question 2

Dysuria

Answer 2

painful or difficult urination

Question 3

Hesitancy

Answer 3

difficulty in initiating urination

Question 4

Polyuria

Answer 4

voiding large amount of urine

Question 5

Frequency

Answer 5

voiding at frequent intervals

Question 6

Oliguria

Answer 6

diminished urinary output in relation to fluid intake

Question 7

Nocturia

Answer 7

Urination, particularly excessive, at night

Question 8

Dribbling

Answer 8

leakage of urine despite voluntary control of micturition

Question 9

Hematuria

Answer 9

presence of blood in urine

Question 10

Retention

Answer 10

accumulation of urine in bladder, with inability of bladder to empty.

Question 11

Residual urine

Answer 11

volume of urine remaining in bladder after voiding (volumes of 100 mL or more)

Question 12

Proteinuria

Answer 12

protein in the urine (sign of glomerular injury)

Question 13

Intermittent catheterization

Answer 13

1. For immediate relief of acute bladder distention
2. Long-term management;pt w/ incompetent bladder
3. To prevent urethral obstruction from blood clots
4. To assess for residual urine after voiding
5. To instill medication

Question 14

Indwelling catheterization

Answer 14

1. obstruction to urine outflow
2. pts undergoing surgical procedures involving the urinary tract or surrounding structures.
3. To prevent urethral obstruction from blood clots
4. To accurately record output in critically ill or comatose patients.
5. To provide continuous or intermittent bladder irrigations