lp 17 vocab

Question 1

Fleets enema-small volume

Answer 1

—medication that helps to relive constipation and promotes bowel movements

Question 2

Tap water enema

Answer 2

-large volume-this is when larger volumes of water get placed into the rectum, causing the bowel movements to happen.

Question 3

Retention enema

Answer 3

• this is oil that goes into the stool, allowing for the stool to be more slippery and pass the body easier.

Question 4

Occult blood

Answer 4

• blood gets into the stool from the digestive system

Question 5

Coude catheter.

Answer 5

• catheters that are bent at the top, which allow for them to move easier to get to its point

Question 5

Blood glucose testing-

Answer 5

test to see the amount of sugar inside of blood.

Question 6

Dysuria-

Answer 6

difficulty urinating due to the pain involved. Pain can feel like burning or stinging

Question 7

Nocturia-

Answer 7

night peeing. This is when patients will get up during the night regularly and have to use the bathroom,

Question 8

Micturition-

Answer 8

urinating

Question 9

Straight cath-

Answer 9

These catheters can be used once and immediately removed and discarded This help to remove urine from bladder

Question 10

Indwelling foley catheter-

Answer 10

catheters that unlike straight cath, will remain in the bladder after being used and does not get removed often

Question 11

Hemoccult test-

Answer 11

this is testing for any blood that may be inside of stools that you can’t see, and helps detect cancer

Question 12

Colostomy-

Answer 12

surgical procedure, this allows for the edge of the large intestine to be placed in abdominal wall, allowing stools to move easier.

Question 13

Ileostomy

Answer 13

• this Is when the ileum of the small intestine is brought through the abdominal wall, allowing for stools to pass easier

Question 14

Bowel movement-

Answer 14

the moving of food that tuner into feces out of body. Medically these may be recorded to determine I and o

Question 15

Stoma

Answer 15

-medically induced opening. This is used when you need to change how the patient gets rid of stools, so a stoma is set in place to reroute digestive system

Question 16

Skin barrier

Answer 16

• the skin is a barrier that prevents microorganisms and other foreign bodies from entering as often as they would like to

Question 17

Suprapubic catheter

Answer 17

• catheter that enters through the abdomen and goes into the bladder. This helps drain urine from the bladder.

Question 18

Illegal conduit

Answer 18

t- this surgical procedure allows for the lilium to be available to remove urine form the body

Question 19

Tarry stools-

Answer 19

black foul-smelling stools. This is a sign that there are problems inside of the digestive system

Question 20

24-hour urine

Answer 20

• collects all urine in a 24 hour period. Measures what’s in the urine

Question 21

Mid-stream UA

Answer 21

– not collecting any urine that is a part of the first or last part, only the urine that is in the middle of urination