Elimination Flashcards
Define anuria
24 hour urine output is less than 50 mL
Define dysuria
Painful or difficult urination
Define glycosuria
Presence of glucose in the urine
Define nocturia
Awakening at night to urinate
Define oliguria
24 hour urine output is less than 400 mL
Define polyuria
Excessive output of urine
Define proteinuria
Protein in the urine
Define urinary incontinence
Involuntary loss of urine
What is post void residual (PVR)
The amount of urine that remains in the patients bladder after voiding. Urinary retention is a PVR greater than 150 mL and catheterization is recommended.
When do children develop urinary control?
Between age 2-5 years old
Physiological changes accompany normal aging may affect urination in older adults. These changes include what?
The diminished ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine may result in nocturia
Decreased bladder muscles may reduce the capacity of the bladder to hold urine, resulting in increased frequency of urination
Decrease bladder contractility may lead to urine retention and stasis, which increases the likelihood of UTI
How do diuretics in interfere with bladder function?
Diuretics cause increased urine production, resulting in the need for increased urination, and possibly urge incontinence
What is urge incontinence?
Involuntary loss of urine that occurs soon after feeling an urgent need to void
What is type 1 in the Bristol stool chart?
Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)
What is type 2 in the Bristol chart
Sausage shaped but lumpy
