Chapter 34: Urinary Elimination

Question 1

Proteinuria

Answer 1

when protein is eliminated in the urine

Question 2

hematuria

Answer 2

when blood is eliminated in the urine

Question 3

urinary reflux

Answer 3

back flow of urine

Question 4

what is a ureter?

Answer 4

there are two inside yourbody, one attached to each kidney and carries urinary waste to the bladder.

Question 5

what is the bladder?

Answer 5

is is a muscular organ that holds urine

Question 6

what is the urethra?

Answer 6

it is the tube that travels from the bladder to the urethra meatis. This tube is what the urine passes through to be released from the body.

Question 7

what is micturition?

Answer 7

a term used to describe the process of bladder emptying.

Question 8

what is voiding?

Answer 8

a term used to describe the process of bladder emptying.

Question 9

bacteriuria

Answer 9

bacteria in the urine

Question 10

bacteremia or urosepsis

Answer 10

lifethreatening blood stream infection caused by a UTI that has not been taken care of.

Question 11

pyelonephritis

Answer 11

upper UTI

Question 12

what is phelonephritis?

Answer 12

UTI

Question 13

what is flank pain?

Answer 13

Flank pain refers to pain or discomfort in your upper abdomen or back

Question 14

what are some factors that can influene urinary elimination?

Answer 14

growth & development
sociocultural factors
psychological factors
personal habits
fluid intake
pathological conditinos
surgical procedures
medicaions
diagnositc
exams

Question 15

stoma:

Answer 15

urinary diverson, surgical procedure that diverts urine outside of body through an opening in the abdominal wall is called a stoma

Question 16

urinary diversions

Answer 16

are constructed from a section of inteste to create a storage reservoir to conduit for urine; they can either be temporary or permenent

Question 17

ureterostomy

Answer 17

permenant incontinent urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a closed off portion of the intestinal ileum.
also called an ileal conduit

Question 18

what characterisits of urine should you inspect in your patients?

Answer 18

color
clarity
odor

Question 19

what type of laboratory test

Answer 19

urinalysis,
timed urine tests
clean-cath midstream speciment
urine for cultue sensitivey

Question 20

what is the normal pH of a patients urine?

Answer 20

4.6-8

Question 21

protein in urine

Answer 21

indicates their is some type of damage to kidney funtion, glomerular membrane

Question 22

glucose in urine

Answer 22

not normally present, indicates patient probably has diabeties

Question 23

ketones in urine

Answer 23

not normally present, poor control of type 1 diabeties, patient’s experience break down of fatty acids///
occures with patients who are deyrated, starvation, excessive aspirin ingestion