Elimination/ GI Flashcards
Elimination
Excretion of waste products from kidneys and intestines
Defecation
Process of elimination
Feces
Semisolid mass of fiber , undigested food, inorganic matter (corn)
Incontinence
Inability to control urine or feces
Void
To urinate
Micturate
To urinate
Dysuria
Painful or difficult urination
Hematuria
Blood in the urine
Nocturia
Frequent night urination
Polyuria
Large amounts of urine (when pt hasn’t taken in lots of fluids)
Urinary frequency
Voiding at frequent intervals (going every 30 minutes)
Urinary urgency
Voiding all at once without the gradual feeling the need to go and stopping it
Proteinuria
Presence of large proteins in the urine
Hesitancy
Difficulty initiation urination, holding on to urine for so long bladder won’t let it out even when yk you can finally go
Dribbling
Leakage of urine despite voluntary control of urination