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Chapter 22 Flashcards

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catheter

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A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening

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catheterization

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The process of inserting a catheter

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dysuria

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Painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria)

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Foley catheter

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See “indwelling catheter”

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functional incontinence

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The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time

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hematuria

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Blood (hemat) in the urine (uria)

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incontinence

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The inability to control urination or defecation

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indwelling catheter

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A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; retention catheter or Foley catheter

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micturition

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See “urination”

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mixed incontinence

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The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence

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nocturia

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Frequent urination (uria) at night (noct)

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oliguria

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Scant amount (olig) of urine (uria); less than 500 mL in 24 hours

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overflow incontinence

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Small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder

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polyuria

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Abnormally large amounts (poly) of urine (uria)

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reflex incontinence

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Urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full

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16
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retention catheter

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See “indwelling catheter”

17
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straight catheter

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A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed

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stress incontinence

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When urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder

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transient incontinence

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Temporary or occasional inconti nence that is reversed when the cause is treated

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urge incontinence

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The loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time

21
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urinary frequency

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Voiding at frequent intervals

22
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urinary incontinence

A

The involuntary loss or leakage of urine

23
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urinary urgency

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The need to void at once

24
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urination

A

The process of emptying urine from the bladder; micturition or voiding

25
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voiding

A

See “urination”

26
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UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

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