GI & Urinary

Question 1

Enuresis

Answer 1

involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily wets the bed during the night

Question 2

Frequency

Answer 2

increased incidence of voiding

Question 3

Hematuria

Answer 3

blood in the urine

Question 4

Kegel Exercises

Answer 4

repetitious contraction and relaxation of the pubococcygeal muscle to improve vaginal tone or urinary continence

Question 5

Micturition

Answer 5

process of emptying the bladder; urinating or voiding

Question 6

Nocturia

Answer 6

excessive urination during the night

Question 7

Oliguria

Answer 7

greatly diminished amount of urine voided in a given time; 24 hour urine output is 100-400 ml

Question 8

Stress Incontinence

Answer 8

state in which the person experiences a loss of urine of less than 50ml that occurs with increased abdominal pressure

Question 9

Urgency

Answer 9

strong desire to void

Question 10

Urinary Retention

Answer 10

inability to void although urine is produced by the kidneys and enters the bladder; excessive storage of urine in the bladder

Question 11

Anuria ****

Answer 11

no urine voided; urine output in 24 hours less than 100ml

Question 12

Dysuria*****

Answer 12

difficulty in voiding; may or may not be associated with pain

Question 13

Glycosuria*****

Answer 13

presence of sugar in the urine

Question 14

Constipation

Answer 14

passage of dry, hard, decal matter

Question 15

Diarrhea

Answer 15

passage of liquid and unformed stool

Question 16

Fecal Impaction

Answer 16

collection in the rectum of hardened feces that cannot be passed

Question 17

Feces

Answer 17

intestinal waste products

Question 18

Flatulence

Answer 18

excessive formation of gases in the gastrointestinal tract

Question 19

Flatus

Answer 19

intestinal gases

Question 20

Incontinence (bowel or bladder)

Answer 20

inability to voluntarily control the discharge of urine or feces

Question 21

Occult Blood****

Answer 21

blood present in such minute amount that it can NOT be seen with the eyes unassisted

Question 22

Peristalsis

Answer 22

involuntary; progressive wave-like movement of the muscles of the GI Tract

Question 23

Valsalva Maneuver***

Answer 23

forcible exhalation against a closed glottis; straining while going to the bathroom

Question 24

Orthostatic Albuminuria

Answer 24

a condition when proteins occur in patients when standing but protein free when laying down

Question 25

Pneumaturia

Answer 25

the passage of gas or air in the urine; bubbles in urine

Question 26

Polyuria

Answer 26

excessive output of urine

Question 27

Proteinuria

Answer 27

albumin in the urine; indication of kidney disease

Question 28

Pyuria*****

Answer 28

pus in the urine; urine may appear to be cloudy

Question 29

Paralytic Ileus****

Answer 29

paralysis of intestinal peristalsis.

Question 30

Suppression

Answer 30

stoppage or reduction of a discharge or secretion

Question 31

Peritonitis****

Answer 31

inflammation of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs)

Question 32

Epigastric pain

Answer 32

pain that is localized to the region of the upper abdomen below the ribs

Question 33

Cryptorchidism

Answer 33

the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum

Question 34

Priaprism

Answer 34

when the erected penis does not return to its relaxed state despite the absence of stimulation

Question 35

Sphincter

Answer 35

circular muscle that normally maintains constriction of a natural body passage and which relaxes as required by normal physiological functioning

Question 36

Menorrhagia

Answer 36

menstrual periods with abnormal heavy or prolonged periods

Question 37

Metrorrhagia

Answer 37

bleeding that occurs between expected menstrual periods

Question 38

Menometrorrhagia

Answer 38

excessive uterine bleeding; both at the usual time of period and at other irregular intervals

Question 39

Metrorrhea

Answer 39

free or abdominal uterine discharge

Question 40

Menarche

Answer 40

the 1st menstrual cycle that occurs in a female

Question 41

Menopause

Answer 41

occurring 12 months after the last menstrual period and marks the end of menstrual cycles.

Question 42

What is the SEQUENCE of the abdominal Assessment?

Answer 42

I Am A Perky Pal

Inspection, Auscultation, a, Percussion, Palpation

Question 43

What will you need for the abdominal Assessment?

Answer 43

• warm stethoscope - small pillow
• Adequate lighting -tape measure
• warm hands/short nails

Question 44

What are the 6 things to look for in Abdominal Assessment?

Answer 44

Color, Contour, Symmetry, Umbilicus, Pulsations, and Peristalsis

Question 45

What are the 7 F’s of abdominal distention?

Answer 45

Fat, Flatus(air/gas), Fetus(pregnant), Feces, Fluid(ascites), Fibroid(tumor), Fatal Growth(malignancy)

Question 46

What does a normal bowel sound like?

Answer 46

high pitched, gurgling, cascading occurring every 5 to 20 seconds

Question 47

What are some ABNORMAL bowel sounds?

Answer 47

Increased bowel- diarrhea/early bowel obstruction
Decreased bowel- abdominal surgery/late bowel obstruction.
Absent bowel sounds-peritonitis or paralytic ileus

Question 48

What is the purpose of Palpations for abdominal assessment?

Answer 48

your observing for tenderness; go down 1/2 inch and feel for lumps, bumps, and tenderness. Palpate in clockwise fashion using pads of the fingers