CH5 Elimination Flashcards
Physiology of Urinary Elimination Depends on effective functioning of:
* Upper urinary tract
* Kidneys, ureters
* Lower urinary tract
* Bladder, urethra, pelvic floor
* Cardiovascular system
* Nervous system
* Kidneys
* Nephron (Functional unit of the kidney)
Urine is formed here
* Ureters
* Bladder
Considerable distention capability
Normal capacity 300–600 mL of urine
* Urethra
* Length in adult woman ____ cm
Women more prone to urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Length in male approximately __ cm
Infection of urethra can extend through urinary tract to kidneys
3–4 ,
8
_________:
* Vagina, urethra, and rectum pass through
* Muscles, ligaments extending from symphysis pubis to
coccyx
* Continence mechanism
Internal sphincter under involuntary control
External sphincter under voluntary control
Pelvic Floor
Urination
* _______ relaxes, stimulating urge to void.
* If appropriate, conscious portion of the brain relaxes external urethral sphincter muscle.
* Urine is eliminated through urethra at the meatus.
* Pelvic floor tone aids voluntary control.
Internal sphincter
Factors Affecting Voiding
* Developmental factors
Infants, Pre-schoolers, school-age children, older adults
* Psychosocial factors
Privacy, position, sufficient time
__________________________________________
* Medications (Diuretics)
- Muscle tone:
(Important to maintain stretch, contractility of
detrusor muscle
Pathological condition
The kidney
Heart, circulatory disorders
Urinary stone (calculus)
Hypertrophy of the prostate
Diseases of prostate gland) - Surgical and diagnostic procedures
- Pathological Conditions
- Fluid and food intake
Certain fluids increase urine production
Alcohol, fluids with caffeine
Average daily urine output (>14 years old to adult and older adult)
1500 ml,
1500 ml or less
Altered Urinary Elimination:
Low urinary output (Less than __ mL/day or mL/hour):
______少尿/____無尿症
500, 30,
Oliguria, anuria
Altered Urinary Elimination:
_____多尿
May follow ______
Can cause excessive fluid loss
Polyuria, polydipsia
Dialysis:
When ____ occurs;
has two types: __________
anuria (lack of urine),
Hemodialysis,
Peritoneal dialysis
Altered Urinary Elimination:
______夜尿症
Voiding two or more times at night
nocturia
Altered Urinary Elimination
Frequency
Voiding at frequent intervals (more than ____ times per day)
four to six
Altered Urinary Elimination
Urgency
Sudden, strong desire to void
With or without presence of ________ in bladder
large amount of urine
Altered Urinary Elimination
_____(排尿困難)
-Voiding that is painful, difficult
-Associated with urinary hesitancy
Dysuria
Altered Urinary Elimination
_____ (遺尿症)
-Involuntary urination in children beyond age of voluntary bladder control
Enuresis
Altered Urinary Elimination
Urinary incontinence (尿失禁)
* Only normal in ______
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
* Weak pelvic floor muscles
* Urethral hypermobility
Urge urinary incontinence
* Inability to stop micturition
Mixed urinary incontinence
* Symptoms of both
Overflow incontinence
* Neurogenic bladder (Bladder fullness not perceived)
infants
Altered Urinary Elimination
Urinary retention
* Emptying of bladder impaired, urine accumulates, and the bladder becomes over distended
Common causes:
* Prostatic hypertrophy, Surgery, and some medication
* Acute urinary retention is the most common in the ______
Client with urinary retention may experience overflow
* Incontinence, eliminating _ ml of urine at frequent Interval
* The bladder is _____ on palpation and may be displaced to one side of the midline
first 2-4 hours post-operation,
25-50,
firm and distended
Assessment (urination)
Nursing history
1-5: ________
6. Factors influencing elimination pattern
- Normal voiding patterns
- Appearance of urine
- Recent changes
- Past or current problems
- Presence of ostomy
Assessment (urination)
Physical assessment and hydration status:
- Percussion of kidneys to detect tenderness
- Palpation and percussion of bladder
- Inspection of urethral meatus for swelling, discharge, inflammation
- Inspect skin for color, texture, turgor, signs of irritation, edema
Assessment (urination)
Assessing urine:
- 96% water
- 4% solutes
- Organic solutes include urea (chief solute), ammonia, creatinine, and uric acid
- Inorganic solutes include sodium, chloride, potassium sulfate, magnesium, and phosphorus
- Measure urinary output
- Measure residual urine: Postvoid residual (PVR)