Chapter 38 Urinary And Reproductive Disorders Flashcards
Cystocele
Occurs when the bladder drops down
Dialysis
The process of removing waste products from the blood
Diuresis
The process (esis) of passing (di) urine(ur) ; large amounts of urine are produced-1000 to 5000 milliliters (mL) a day
Dysuria
Difficult or painful (dys) urination (uria)
Hematuria
Blood (hemat) in the urine (uria)
Oliguria
Scant (olig) urine(uria)
Pyuria
Pus(py) in the urine (uria)
Rectocele
Occurs when the rectum shifts downward
Suprapubic
Above (Supra) the pubic bone (pubic)
Urinary diversion
A new pathway for urine to exit the body
Urostomy
A surgically created opening (stomy) between a ureter (uro) and the abdomen
Uterine prolapse
Occurs when the uterus shifts downward into the vaginal canal
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
ML
Milliliters
STI
Sexually transmitted infection
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate
UTI
Urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infection
Microbes can enter the system through the urethra.
Women are high risk for them! Due to Short female urethra.
Pyelonephritis
Is inflammation( itis) of the kidney (nephr) pelvis (pyelo)
Infection is most common cause.
Cloudy urine may contain plus, mucus, and blood. Chills fever back pain and nausea/ vomiting occurs
Treatment involves antibiotics and fluids
Prostate cancer
One of the most common type of cancer for men.
Grows slower and may not need any treatment.
Others can grow and spread quickly.
Report any unusual symptoms to the nurse.
Prostate Enlargement
Prostate is a gland in men.
Lies in the front of the rectum and just below the bladder.
Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)
Most men age 60 and older have the symptoms
Kidney stones
(Calculi) most common in white men between ages 20 and 40 years.
Bedrest immobility and poor fluid intake are risk factors
Stones vary in size from small
grains of sand to big as gold ball
Person needs drink 2000 to 3000 ml of fluid a day
Kidney failure
Renal failure the kidney do not function or severely impaired. Waste products are not removed from the blood. Fluid is retained
Person is very ill.
Can be acute or chronic
A person has cystitis, this is a
Bladder infection
The person with cystitis needs to drink about
2000 ml daily
BPH causes urinary problems because
The enlarged prostate presses against the urethra
Mr. Jones had a TURP. Which measure should you question?
No oral fluid
A person with a urostomy
Has a new pathway for urine to exit the body
A person has kidney stones. You need to
Strain all urine
A person has kidney failure. Which statement is false?
The kidneys remove waste products from the blood in a normal manner.
For chronic kidney failure, care includes the following except
Measuring urine output every hour
These statements are about STIs. Which is False?
Signs and symptoms are obvious
STIs require
Standard precautions
Mr.Sanchez has a Suprapubic catheter. Which is false?
He voids in a urinal
Which does NOT contribute to pelvic organ prolapse?
Kegel exercises
