Elimination Key Terms NUR3

Question 1

The discharge of feces from the body

Answer 1

Defecation

Question 2

(voiding, urination) is a reflex of autonomic control that triggers contraction of the detrusor muscle (closing the ureter at the UVJ to prevent backflow) at the same time as relaxation of the external sphincter and the muscles of the pelvic floor.

Answer 2

Micturition

Question 3

Voluntary urine elimination

Answer 3

Voiding

Question 4

The ability to voluntarily control emptying of the bladder or colon.

Answer 4

Continence

Question 5

The involuntary loss of urine or stool.

Answer 5

Incontinence

Question 6

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Answer 6

Retention

Question 7

Calculi stones in the urinary tract

Answer 7

Kidney stones AKA renal calculi

Question 8

The presence of protein in the urine.

Answer 8

Proteinuria

Question 9

Urination at night

Answer 9

Nocturia

Question 10

Pain that radiates into the perineal area, groin, scrotum, or labia

Answer 10

Renal colic (Kidney Stones)

Question 11

Procedure that uses shock waves to break large kidney stones into smaller fragments that can pass through the urinary tract.

Answer 11

Lithotripsy

Question 12

Commonly known as ureteral stones, occurs when solid mineral deposits form in the ureters

Answer 12

Ureterolithiasis

Question 13

Refers to the presence of stones within the kidneys

Answer 13

Nephrolithiasis

Question 14

Condition that occurs when stones exit the renal pelvis and move into the remainder of the urinary collecting system, which includes the ureters, bladder, and urethra

Answer 14

Urolithiasis

Question 15

Growth that causes tissue to increase in size by increasing the number of cells; abnormal overgrowth of tissue.

Answer 15

Hyperplasia (BPH)

Question 16

Abnormal distention of the ureter.

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Hydroureter (BPH)

Question 17

Abnormal enlargement of the kidney caused by a blockage of urine lower in the tract and filling of the kidney with urine.

Answer 17

Hydronephrosis

Question 18

Blood in the urine

Answer 18

Hematuria

Question 19

Inflammation and possible infection of the prostate.

Answer 19

Prostatitis (BPH)

Question 20

The traditional “closed” surgical procedure for removal of the prostate.

Answer 20

Transurethral resection of the prostate {TURP} (BPH)

Question 21

Abnormal opening (tract) between two organs or structures.

Answer 21

Fistula (Crohn’s Disease)

Question 22

The inability of essential nutrients to be absorbed through a diseased intestinal wall, causing anemia and malnutrition (most common in Crohn’s disease).

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Intestinal malabsorption {malabsorption syndrome}

Question 23

Fatty stool

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Steatorrhea

Question 24

An unpleasant and urgent sensation to defecate.

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Tenesmus (Ulcerative Colitis)

Question 25

disease that creates widespread chronic inflammation of the rectum and rectosigmoid colon but can extend to the entire colon when the disease is extensive.

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Ulcerative Colitis

Question 26

Massive dilation of the colon and subsequent colonic ileus can lead to gangrene and peritonitis.

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Toxic megacolon (Ulcerative Colitis)

Question 27

A procedure in which a loop of the ileum is placed through an opening in the abdominal wall (stoma) for drainage of fecal material into a pouching system worn on the abdomen

Answer 27

Ileostomy

Question 28

A person who has an ostomy.

Answer 28

Ostomate

Question 29

Fluid drainage in an ileostomy bag that has little odor or a sweet odor

Answer 29

Effluent

Question 30

A life-threatening, acute inflammation and infection of the visceral/parietal peritoneum and endothelial lining of the abdominal cavity.

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Peritonitis

Question 31

Chronic inflammatory disease of the small intestine (most often), the colon, or both.

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Chron’s Disease

Question 32

The glandular units in the prostate undergo nodular tissue hyperplasia (an increase in the number of cells; an abnormal overgrowth of tissue).

Answer 32

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia