Class 35- Urinary Elimination Flashcards
Nephrons
Filter and produce urine via the glomerulus capillaries with collection in Bowman’s Capsule
A&P
Urinary elimination
Hilum
Renal pelvis (muscle) collects urine
Ureter
(smooth muscle) transports urine to the bladder
Peristalsis
Movement in the upper respiratory tract is accomplished by this
Movement in the upper urinary tract is halted during…
Micturition
Lower urinary tract
Bladder = Sterile urine container (detrusor muscle)
Pelvic muscles
Urethral sphincter muscle
Difference btwn male and female
Male- 5 inches long
Female- 1.5 to 3 inches long
Normal urine production
Adult- 60-120 ml/hr (aware at 250 to 450ml)
Child- 0.5 to 1 ml/hr (aware at 50 to 200ml)
Infant- 2ml/kg/hr
Normal void
90-300ml
Residual- 30-100ml
Enuresis
Bed wetting
Because of sleep habits, regression, cultural differences
How do diuretics work?
Cause less reabsorption of water in the kidneys
Anuria
Less than 100ml in 24 hrs
Oliguria
100-400ml in 24 hrs
Dysuria
Burning, irritation
Orthostatic albuminuria
Too much protein in urine when person is in sitting position
Too often?
More than 10x’s a day
Glycosuria
Glucose in urine
Nocturia
Continent but up at night
Polyuria
Diuresis large amnts of urine usually causing polydipsia as well
Retention
Inability to void on command
Normal urine lab tests
pH- 4.6 to 8
SG 1.015-1.025
Causes of transient incontinence
Lasts less than 6 months
D... Delirium, fear, ETOH abuse I... Infections A... Atrophy P... Pharmaceuticals P... Psychological disorders E... Excessive urine output R... Restricted mobility S... Stool impaction
Mixed incontinence
More than one type of incontinence at a time