Chapter 22 Flashcards
Catheterization
The process of inserting a catheter
Catheter
A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening
dysuria
Painful or difficult urination
Foley catheter
See indwelling catheter
Functional incontinence
The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Indwelling catheter
Catheter left in the bladder so you’re in dreams consistently into a drainage bag retention or Foley catheter
Micrurition
See urination
Mixed incontinence
The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence
Nocturia
Frequent urination at night
Oliguria
Scant amount of urine less than 500 mL in 24 hours
Overflow incontinence
Small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder
Polyuria
Abnormally large amounts of urine
Reflex incontinence
Urine is lost a predictable intervals when the bladder is full
Retention catheter
See indwelling catheter