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Chapter 48 Med Terms Flashcards

1
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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.

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Anuria

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Client postpones voiding, resists or inhibits the sensation of urgency, and voids according to a timetable rather than according to the urge to void.

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Bladder Retaining

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A measure of blood level of urea, the end product of protein metabolism.

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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

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4
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A urinary tract infection that occurs while an indwelling catheter is in place or within 48 hrs of its removal.

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CAUTI

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A test that uses 24 hour urine and serum creatinine levels to determine the glomerular filtration rate.

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Creatinine Clearance

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Manual exertion of pressure on the bladder to force urine out.

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Crede’s Maneuver

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The smooth muscle layers of the bladder.

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Detrusor Muscle

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The technique by which blood is filtered for the removal of body wastes and excess fluid

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Dialysis

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The production of large amounts of urine by the kidneys without an increased fluid intake; also known as polyuria.

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Diuresis

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10
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Agents that increase urine secretion.

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Diuretics

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Painful or difficult voiding.

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Dysuria

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Bed- wetting; involuntary passing of urine in children after bladder control is achieved.

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Enuresis

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Weak or lax.

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Flaccid

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A tuft of capillaries in the kidney surrounded by Bowman’s capsule.

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Glomerulus

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Attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular intervals; also known as timed voiding or scheduled toileting.

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Habit Training

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16
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Urinary diversion in which the client must wear an external pouch over the stoma to collect the continuous flow of urine.

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Ileal Conduit

17
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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.

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Irrigation

18
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The external opening from the urethra to the surface of the body.

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Meatus

19
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Diversion of urine from a kidney to a stoma.

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Nephrostomy

20
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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.

A

Neurogenic Bladder

21
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Voiding two or more times at night.

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Nocturia

22
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Involuntary urination at night.

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Nocturnal Enuresis

23
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The need for older adults to arise during the night to urinate.

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Nocturnal Frequency

24
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Production of abnormally small amounts of urine by the kidney

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Oliguria

25
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Excessive thirst.

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Polydipsia

26
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Urine remaining in the bladder following voiding.

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Postvoid Residual (PVR)

27
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Backward flow.

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Reflux

28
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An indwelling catheter that has been surgically placed in the bladder through the abdominal wall, either with or without a urethrally placed catheter.

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Suprapubic Catheter

29
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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.

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Trigone

30
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Type of urinary diversion that involves surgery of the ureters.

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Ureterostomy

31
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The feeling that one must urinate.

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Urgency

32
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The need to urinate often.

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Urinary Frequency

33
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A delay and difficulty in initiating voiding; often associated with dysuria.

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Urinary Hesitancy

34
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A temporary or permanent inability of the external sphincter muscles to control the flow of urine from the bladder.

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Urinary Incontinence (UI)

35
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The accumulation of urine in the bladder and inability of the bladder to empty itself.

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Urinary Retention

36
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The process of emptying the bladder; also called Micturition or Voiding.

A

Urination

37
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Surgical production of an opening into the bladder.

A

Vesicostomy

38
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Urinating

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Voiding

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