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Chapter 51 Flashcards

1
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Why might a stone be analyzed in a laboratory

A

Determine chemical makeup
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Inspect _ with a tongue blade for presence of _ by pressing them against gauze when using a strainer made of wire?

A
  1. Blood clots 2. Stones
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The color, that bile is missing, often a sign of gallbladder disease in the colon?

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Gray or Clay colored stool
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4
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Consist of end products of metabolism and digestion of foods?

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Solid waste products of digestion
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Daily _ includes noting characteristics of clients stool and changes or difficulties that the client reports?

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Data gathering
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6
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Gastrointestinal disorders may occur because of changes in _?

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Bowel elimination
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7
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Identification of _ is necessary to determine correct treatment and prevent future stone formation?

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Stone composition
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8
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What would need to be treated in order to determine how to handle calculi?

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Bleeding
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9
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What three things will you need to report when finding a stone?

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Size,number,and appearance

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10
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If a patient has a obstruction in the urinary tract this interferes with complete bladder emptying, the client might experience _ when voiding?

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Dribbling of urine/ due to retention over flow

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11
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Abnormal urine and feces may indicate?

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Bodily dysfunction (illness)

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12
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Urine is excreted from the?

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Kidneys into the bladder and out the urethra

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13
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How much urine every 24/hrs does an adult excrete?

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500- 2400mL
(1 mL of urine per kilogram of body weight per 1 hour)

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14
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Urine and feces are the waste products of ?

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Urinary and digestive systems

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15
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Bacteria, blood, mucous shreds, or pus can cause urine to be?

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Cloudy

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16
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Dehydration results in urine that is?

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Dark amber/ orange- brown

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17
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Excretion of feces?

A

Defecation

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18
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Abnormal components in urine suggest?

A

Dysfunction or disease

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19
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When the body freely perspires due to hot weather, exercise, or fever the urine volume _?

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Decreases

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20
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Most body fluids are slightly?

A

Alkaline

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21
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Relates to a persons size, bladder condition, hydration level, and other fluid gains or loses?

A

Total output

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22
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Normal urine has a _ of 1.010 - 1.025?

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Specific gravity

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23
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Specific gravity of pure water is?

A

1.000

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24
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The adult voids _ to _ at a time?

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250mL to 400mL

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25
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A strong offensive odor after a fresh void could suggest an abnormality such as?

A

(UTI) urinary tract infection

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26
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Deficiency in body fluids leads to?

A

Dehydration

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27
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When a stone becomes lodged in a ureter the client experiences penetrating pain that is severe in the _ and also called _?

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  1. Lower back 2. Renal colic
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28
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Water and juices are best. Why should caffeinated drinks be avoided with a (UTI) urinary tract infection?

A

Irritates the bladder

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29
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Report any symptoms of cloudy urine encourage the client to drink. How much fluids each day?

A

2-3L

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30
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What expands the bladder until urine flows out due to increased pressure?

A

Retention overflow

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31
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Complaint of urgency, frequency, dysuria, chills, abdominal discomfort, and flank pain is signs of?

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(UTI) urinary tract infection

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32
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This typically follows after abdominal surgery, anesthesia, or short period after removal of an indwelling catheter?

A

Temporary urine retention

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33
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(UTI) urinary tract infections are more common in women than men because the female urethra is _ and _ than a man’s?

A
  1. Shorter 2. Straighter
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34
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Urine is observed for?

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Color, clarity, odor, and volume

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35
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Urine output is influenced by what normal processes?

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Respiration
Perspiration
Salt intake
Fluid contained in feces
Vomiting
Bleeding

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36
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What type of urine has a strong odor?

A

Concentrated urine

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37
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What conditions may be caused due to obstruction in the urinary tract?

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  1. Kidney stones
  2. Cancer
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38
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If ordered what is measured and documented every shift?

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(I&O) Intake and Output

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39
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Kidney stones and cancer may be a result of _ in men?

A

Enlarged prostate gland

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40
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A _ may exist in the urinary tract impeding the flow of _ as it exits the _?

A
  1. Obstruction
  2. Urine
  3. Urinary bladder
41
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A disease or disorder that contributes to retention?

A
  1. Diabetes
  2. Parkinson’s disease
  3. (UTI) urinary tract infection
42
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A common cause of retention is _? What does it affect on the body?

A
  1. Trauma
  2. Spinal cord
43
Q

Urine _ and emits a strong _ like odor when exposed to air for a time?

A
  1. Decomposes
  2. Ammonia
44
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A pH below 7 is?

45
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What is an excess of bodily fluid collected in the tissues?

46
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The urge to void is triggered when _ has collected in the bladder?

A

250mL of urine

47
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The adult bladder can hold approximately _ when moderately full?

A

400mL - 500mL of urine

48
Q

Fluid output should usually be equal to _?

A

Fluid intake

49
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To maintain fluid balance each adult needs _ glasses of liquid daily?

A

6 to 8 glasses of 8oz.

50
Q

Dilute urine is?

A

Nearly colorless

51
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A pH of 7 is ?

52
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A pH above 7 is?

53
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The desire or sensation of needing to void immediately?

54
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Painful or burning sensation when passing urine?

55
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Involuntary voiding in bed ( bed wetting)?

56
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Involuntary loss or inability to hold urine?

A

Incontinence

57
Q

Freshly voided urine has a characteristic odor called _?

58
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Passing urine from the body is called?

A

Urination
Micturition
Voiding

59
Q

What is the body’s solid waste product?

A

Stool/ bowel movement

60
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An increase in the expected amount of urine a person excretes over a period of time?

61
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If the body retains water because of impaired circulation or kidney function it?

A

Forms and excretes less urine

62
Q

What disorders cause urine to excrete more?

A

Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes insipidus

63
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Normal urine is slightly acidic having a pH of?

64
Q

What color is freshly voided urine?

A

Yellow or amber

65
Q

The acidic condition of urine helps to control?

A

Bacterial growth

66
Q

What can quickly measure pH, specific gravity, glucose, and ketones, presence of WBCs, blood, nitrites, protein, and urobilinogen?

A

Urine dip stick

67
Q

Voiding more often than usual without increase or decrease in urine volume?

A

Urinary frequency

68
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Frequent or repeated voiding during the night?

69
Q

Decrease in urine a person secretes and excretes?

70
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Absence of urine secreted by the kidneys?

71
Q

Inability to empty the bladder fully?

A

Urinary retention

72
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The stopping or inhibition of urination?

A

Urinary suppression

73
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Urine formed by the kidneys consists of?

A
  1. Excess water
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. (Small) solid waste
  4. Abnormal substances filtered out of the blood
74
Q

Due to the presence of bile normally feces are _ in color?

A

Yellowish brown

75
Q

A change in color suggests a change in _ or _?

A
  1. (GI)gastrointestinal functioning
  2. Stool contents
76
Q

Dark, black, or tarry stool’s usually indicate the presence of partially _ in the colon?

A

Digested blood

77
Q

Indicating hemorrhage high in the GI tract or swallowed blood from a mouth, nose, or throat injury or disorder?

78
Q

Bright red blood in or streaked on the outside of stool indicates _ or _ often from _?

A
  1. Rectal bleeding
  2. Anal bleeding
  3. Hemorrhoids
79
Q

_ or _ stools indicate the abnormal presence of microorganisms, suggesting infection?

A

Yellow or Greenish

80
Q

Normal stools are _ and _?

A

Soft and formed

81
Q

_ is a result of hard, dry stools when the rectum has not been emptied as needed or excess liquid has been absorbed by the body?

A

Constipation

82
Q

This may occur if a person routinely ignores the impulse to empty the rectum?

A

Chronic constipation

83
Q

Constipation also results if the person has not taken enough fluids or has not had sufficient exercise to stimulate _?

A

Peristalsis

84
Q

Morphine, narcotics, drugs to lower bladder motility or after surgery of immobility, anesthesia,surgical trauma, and drying agents, atropine may cause?

A

Constipation

85
Q

The expulsion of loose watery unformed stools frequently also known as explosive?

86
Q

Continuing diarrhea suggests _, _, _, or a _?

A

1.chronic colon irritation
2. Intestinal infection
3. food poisoning
4. Parasitic infection

87
Q

Diarrhea can also be a sign of?

A

Fecal impaction

88
Q

Stools have the same shape as the bowels interior which is _, _, or _?

A
  1. Round
  2. Oval
  3. Cylindrical
89
Q

Long, thin, pencillike stools suggest a narrowing of the rectum or anal opening which could be caused by a _, or _?

A

Mass or tumor

90
Q

Stool that assumes the same irregular shape suggest a _ in the rectum or anus?

A

Abnormal growth

91
Q

The gaseous discharge that occurs with or without a bowel movement can have a very strong odor?

92
Q

Floating stools are less dense and suggest what in the stool?

A

Undigested fats

93
Q

Is the term used to identify stools with a high fat content?

A

Steatorrhea

94
Q

If a stool _ may be an indication of gallbladder disease or cystic fibrosis?

95
Q

The presence of _ or _ in stools might be signs of inflammation or infection in the GI system?

A

Pus or mucus

96
Q

Food products and medication tablets that goes undigested may be due to?

A

GI malfunction

97
Q

Hard and dry or putty like stool that after laxatives and enemas a client still cannot defecate is called?

A

Fecal impaction

98
Q

Result of chronic bowel problems?

A

Immobility, paralysis, or dehydration

Unit 9: Elimination and Dx Tests (5 decks)

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