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
Indwelling catheter
Retention catheter
A catheter left in the ladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag
Functional incontinence
The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Micturition
Urination
Voiding
The process of emptying urine from the bladder
Mixed incontinence
The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence
Nocturia
Frequent urination at night
Oliguria
Scant amounts 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 a lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full
Straight catheter
A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed
Stress incontinence
When urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder