Chapter 18 Assisting With Urinary Elimimation Flashcards
Catheter
A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening
Dysuria
Painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria)
Functional incontinence
The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time
Hematuria
Blood (hemat) in the urine (uria)
Mixed incontinence
The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence
Nocturia
Frequent urination (uria) at night (noc)
Oligoria
Scant amount (olig) of urine (uria); less than 500mL in 24 hours
Overflow incontinence
Small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder
Polyuria
Abnormally large (poly) amounts of urine (uria)
Reflex incontinence
Urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full
Stress incontinence
When you’re in leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder
Transient incontinence
Temporary or occasional incontinence that is reversed when causes treated
Urge incontinence
The loss of the Aaron in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time
urinary frequency
Voiding at frequent intervals
Urinary incontinence
The involuntary loss or leakage of urine