Chapter 48 Med Terms Flashcards
The failure of the kidneys to produce urine, resulting in a total lack of urination or output of less than 100 mL/day in an adult.
Anuria
Client postpones voiding, resists or inhibits the sensation of urgency, and voids according to a timetable rather than according to the urge to void.
Bladder Retaining
A measure of blood level of urea, the end product of protein metabolism.
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
A urinary tract infection that occurs while an indwelling catheter is in place or within 48 hrs of its removal.
CAUTI
A test that uses 24 hour urine and serum creatinine levels to determine the glomerular filtration rate.
Creatinine Clearance
Manual exertion of pressure on the bladder to force urine out.
Crede’s Maneuver
The smooth muscle layers of the bladder.
Detrusor Muscle
The technique by which blood is filtered for the removal of body wastes and excess fluid
Dialysis
The production of large amounts of urine by the kidneys without an increased fluid intake; also known as polyuria.
Diuresis
Agents that increase urine secretion.
Diuretics
Painful or difficult voiding.
Dysuria
Bed- wetting; involuntary passing of urine in children after bladder control is achieved.
Enuresis
Weak or lax.
Flaccid
A tuft of capillaries in the kidney surrounded by Bowman’s capsule.
Glomerulus
Attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular intervals; also known as timed voiding or scheduled toileting.
Habit Training
Urinary diversion in which the client must wear an external pouch over the stoma to collect the continuous flow of urine.
Ileal Conduit
A flushing or washing out with a specified solution; administration of a solution to wash out the conjunctival sac to remove secretions or foreign bodies or to remove chemicals that may injure the eye.
Irrigation
The external opening from the urethra to the surface of the body.
Meatus
Diversion of urine from a kidney to a stoma.
Nephrostomy
Interference with the normal mechanisms of urine elimination in which the client does not receive bladder fullness and is unable to control the urinary sphincters; the result of impaired neurologic function.
Neurogenic Bladder
Voiding two or more times at night.
Nocturia
Involuntary urination at night.
Nocturnal Enuresis
The need for older adults to arise during the night to urinate.
Nocturnal Frequency
Production of abnormally small amounts of urine by the kidney
Oliguria
Excessive thirst.
Polydipsia
Urine remaining in the bladder following voiding.
Postvoid Residual (PVR)
Backward flow.
Reflux
An indwelling catheter that has been surgically placed in the bladder through the abdominal wall, either with or without a urethrally placed catheter.
Suprapubic Catheter
A triangular area at the base of the bladder marked by the ureter openings at the posterior corners and the opening of the urethra at the anterior corner.
Trigone
Type of urinary diversion that involves surgery of the ureters.
Ureterostomy
The feeling that one must urinate.
Urgency
The need to urinate often.
Urinary Frequency
A delay and difficulty in initiating voiding; often associated with dysuria.
Urinary Hesitancy
A temporary or permanent inability of the external sphincter muscles to control the flow of urine from the bladder.
Urinary Incontinence (UI)
The accumulation of urine in the bladder and inability of the bladder to empty itself.
Urinary Retention
The process of emptying the bladder; also called Micturition or Voiding.
Urination
Surgical production of an opening into the bladder.
Vesicostomy
Urinating
Voiding
