Elimination

Question 1

Rice
Eggs
Lean meats
All move slow through the GI tract, must increase fluid intake

Answer 1

Low Residue Foods

Question 2

healthy fecal elimination needs 2000-3000 ml/day even if inadequate or output excessive body cont. reabsorb fluid from the chyme as it passes in colon.

Answer 2

Fluids

Question 3

acid reflux; heart burn; backward flow of acidic secretions

Answer 3

Pyrosis

Question 4

indirect gauge of general health

Answer 4

Elimination Process

Question 5

micturition, voiding, and urination all refer to emptying the bladder

Answer 5

Urination

Question 6

250-450 ml of urine in the body stimlates

Answer 6

nerve ending in the bladder; stretch receptors in bladder wall

Question 7

good muscle tone maintains the elasticity and contractility; allowing the bladder to fill and adequately empty completely.

Answer 7

Detrusor muscle

Question 8

fecal incontinence

Answer 8

encopresis

Question 9

Urinary incontinence is Not a normal part of aging

Answer 9

older adults

Question 10

production of abnormally lg amounts of urine by the kidneys

-Can cause excessive fluid loss, leading to intense thirst, dehydration and weight loss.

Answer 10

Polyuria or diuresis

Question 11

medical conditoin in which extreme thirst leads to compulsive intake of excessive amounts of fluid is assoc with polyuria

Answer 11

Polydipsia

Question 12

absence of urine

Answer 12

Anuria

Question 13

scan urine output; usually less than 500 ml/day or 30 ml/hr (adult)
-often indicates impaired blood flow to the kidneys or impending renal failure, could be decrease fluid intake

Answer 13

Oliguria

Question 14

1200-1500 ml/day 24 hrs

Answer 14

normal findings

Question 15

4.5-8 abnormal more than 8 or less than 4.5

Answer 15

pH of the urine

Question 16

1.005-1.030 normal

less than 1.005 abnormal or more than 1.030
Less indicates diabetes, insipidus, overhydration, renal disease, severe potassium deficit.

More than 1.030 dehydration, fever, diabetes mellitus, vomiting, diarrhea, contrast media

Answer 16

Sp. Gravity of urine

Question 17

2-8 mg/dL normal protein in urine

Abnormal more than 8 mg/dL

Answer 17

Protein in urine

Question 18

increase urine production

Answer 18

diuretics

Question 19

reduce urinary frequency

Answer 19

anticholinergics

Question 20

stimulate bladder contractions and promote urination

Answer 20

cholinergics

Question 21

work in the Loop of Henle, by blocking reaborption of Na and Cl

Answer 21

Loop diuretics

Question 22

act on the distal tubule to block Na reabsorption and increase K, and h2o excretion

Answer 22

Thiazide diuretics

Question 23

sparing diuretics work in the distale tuble allowing Na to be excreted while inhibiting K excretion; preventing the Lg K loss

Answer 23

Potassium sparing diuretics

Question 24

peristalsis of colon; after you put something in stomach 5-15 mins after you eat. Strongest in the am. if schedule.

Answer 24

Gastro colic reflex

Question 25

term to bear down to defecate is

Answer 25

Valsalva maneuver