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
Retention
Accumulation of urine in bladder without the ability to completely empty
Residual
Urine remaining post void >100 mL
Different colors of urine are caused by
- dark yellow
- red/ pink
- brown
- orange
- milky white
- blue
- green
- purple
dark yellow (dehydration)
red/ pink (blood)
brown (bile/ rhubarb)
orange (TB medications/ lots of carrots)
milky white (loss of WBC, too much red meats)
blue (propofol)
green (tagamet, elavil)
purple (purple bag syndrome)
Condom catheter
applied to the tip of the penis and attached to a collection bag (looks like a chicken cutlet sticky flower)
PureWick
lays between the labia and attached to a suction device (blue hotdog w/ white in the middle)
Foley catheter
inserted into the bladder and attached to a collection bag (3 attachment tube)
Characteristics of Urine
- color
- clarity
- odor
- odorless
color
- indicate intake/ lack of fluids
clarity
- will appear cloudy if pathogen is
present
odor
- pathogen can change odor
Record all fluids - Input
- semi-liquid foods
- ice chips
- fluids
- IV fluids
- tube feeding
- irrigations instilled and not immediately removed
semi-liquid foods (popsicles, broth, IV fluids)
ice chips
fluids
IV fluids
tube feeding
irrigations instilled and not immediately removed
2 types of irrigations instilled and not immediately removed
peritineal dialysis
- peritineal cavity instereted with fluids (sits in body for 4 hrs)
hemodialysis
- blood cleaning and comes out right away
Record all fluids - Output
- fluid loss via emesis
- urine output
- diarrhea
- drainage from suction or wounds
fluid loss via emesis
urine output
diarrhea
drainage from suction or wounds
