Elimination/ GI Flashcards

1
Q

Elimination

A

Excretion of waste products from kidneys and intestines

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2
Q

Defecation

A

Process of elimination

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3
Q

Feces

A

Semisolid mass of fiber , undigested food, inorganic matter (corn)

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4
Q

Incontinence

A

Inability to control urine or feces

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5
Q

Void

A

To urinate

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6
Q

Micturate

A

To urinate

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7
Q

Dysuria

A

Painful or difficult urination

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8
Q

Hematuria

A

Blood in the urine

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9
Q

Nocturia

A

Frequent night urination

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10
Q

Polyuria

A

Large amounts of urine (when pt hasn’t taken in lots of fluids)

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11
Q

Urinary frequency

A

Voiding at frequent intervals (going every 30 minutes)

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12
Q

Urinary urgency

A

Voiding all at once without the gradual feeling the need to go and stopping it

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13
Q

Proteinuria

A

Presence of large proteins in the urine

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14
Q

Hesitancy

A

Difficulty initiation urination, holding on to urine for so long bladder won’t let it out even when yk you can finally go

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15
Q

Dribbling

A

Leakage of urine despite voluntary control of urination

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16
Q

Retention

A

Accumulation of urine in bladder without the ability to completely empty

17
Q

Residual

A

Urine remaining post void >100 mL

18
Q

Different colors of urine are caused by

  • dark yellow
  • red/ pink
  • brown
  • orange
  • milky white
  • blue
  • green
  • purple
A

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)

19
Q

Condom catheter

A

applied to the tip of the penis and attached to a collection bag (looks like a chicken cutlet sticky flower)

20
Q

PureWick

A

lays between the labia and attached to a suction device (blue hotdog w/ white in the middle)

21
Q

Foley catheter

A

inserted into the bladder and attached to a collection bag (3 attachment tube)

22
Q

Characteristics of Urine

  • color
  • clarity
  • odor
  • odorless
A

color
- indicate intake/ lack of fluids

clarity
- will appear cloudy if pathogen is
present

odor
- pathogen can change odor

23
Q

Record all fluids - Input

  • semi-liquid foods
  • ice chips
  • fluids
  • IV fluids
  • tube feeding
  • irrigations instilled and not immediately removed
A

semi-liquid foods (popsicles, broth, IV fluids)
ice chips
fluids
IV fluids
tube feeding
irrigations instilled and not immediately removed

24
Q

2 types of irrigations instilled and not immediately removed

A

peritineal dialysis
- peritineal cavity instereted with fluids (sits in body for 4 hrs)

hemodialysis
- blood cleaning and comes out right away

25
Q

Record all fluids - Output

  • fluid loss via emesis
  • urine output
  • diarrhea
  • drainage from suction or wounds
A

fluid loss via emesis
urine output
diarrhea
drainage from suction or wounds