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Unit 6: Intake and Output - Vocabulary Flashcards

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A disposable undergarment designed to absorb and contain urine and or feces.
Used by residents who are incontinent.
Do not refer to these as diapers.

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Adult Brief

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Portable chair brought to the bedside, has an opening for a container to hold urine or feces.
Used for residents unable to walk to the bathroom.

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BSC Bedside Commode

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Kidney or bladder stones.

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Calculi

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Can occur anywhere along the digestive tract.

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Cancer

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Inflammation of the gallbladder.

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Cholecystitis

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Chronic disease of liver where scar tissue replaces liver tissue.

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Cirrhosis

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Inflammatory disease of the colon.

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Colitis

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A catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis.
Also called a “Texas” catheter.

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Condom catheter

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Difficulty in expelling fecal material; incomplete or infrequent bowel movements.

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Constipation

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder caused by infection.

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Cystitis

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A bowel movement.
Process of eliminating waste products from the bowel.

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Defecation

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Watery bowel movements.

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Diarrhea

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Chronic disease in which many diverticula (small blind pouches) form in the lining and wall of the colon.

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Diverticulosis

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Inflammation of diverticula.

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Diverticulitis

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The process of expelling solid wastes made up of waste products of food that is not absorbed into the cells.

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Elimination

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Vomit, stomach contents that have been ejected from the stomach through the mouth.

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Emesis

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Introduction of fluid into the rectum and colon.

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Enema

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18
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Inflammation of the intestines.

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Enteritis

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Solid human waste products in the colon.

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Feces

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Feces that has become too large and too hard to be expelled.

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Fecal Impaction

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Gas or air found in the stomach or intestines.

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FLatus

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Bedpan that is smaller and flatter and usually used with fractures of vertebrae, pelvis, or leg.
Can be used when residents have trouble raising the hips/buttocks high enough to get on a regular bedpan.

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Fracture Pan

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23
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Inflammation of the stomach lining.

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Gastritis

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Stones in the gallbladder.

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Cholelithiasis

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Inflammation of the stomach lining and intestines.

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Gastroenteritis

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26
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Blood in the urine.

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Hematuria

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Enlarged veins in the anal area.

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Hemorrhoids

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Inflammation of the liver.

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Hepatitis

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Protrusion of organ through wall of cavity where it is normally contained.

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Hernia

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Solutions that have a greater concentration of solutes than another solution.
Solutions that pull water from the body into the colon for easier passage of feces.

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Hypertonic Solutions

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Inability to control urination or bowel movements.

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Incontinence

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A catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time; urine drains into a bag.

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Indwelling catheter

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Decreased ability of kidneys to filter waste products from the blood.

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Kidney Failure

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A medicine for relieving constipation.

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Laxatives

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Blood that is hidden or difficult to see or observe in stool.

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Occult Blood

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Feeling sick on the stomach.
Feeling like vomiting.

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Nausea

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Inflammation of kidney due to kidney infection.

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Nephritis

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Excessive urination during the night.

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Nocturia

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Inflammation of the pancreas.

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Pancreatitis

40
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Voiding large amounts of urine.

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Polyuria

41
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Inability to completely empty the bladder.

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Retention

42
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Medication given orally to cause a bowel movement.

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Stool Softener

43
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Medication given rectally to cause a bowel movement.

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Suppository

44
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A lesion or erosion (raw sore) of the lining of the stomach or small intestine.

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Peptic Ulcer

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Accumulation of urea in blood due to kidney disease. Waste products that should be in the urine are in the blood.

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Uremia

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Container used by men for urination.

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Urinal

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The act of passing urine from the bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body; also known as micturition or voiding.

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Urination

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Urinary tract infection.

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UTI

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Emptying the bladder of urine.

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Voiding

50
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Condition where the blood produces a lower-than-normal amount of healthy red blood cells.

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Anemia

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Unit of the energy content of food.

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Calorie

52
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Sugar molecules.
Supplies fuel for body’s energy needs.

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Carbohydrates

53
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When the body loses too much water/fluids.

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Dehydration

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Process that converts nutrients in ingested food into forms that can be absorbed by the GI tract.

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Digestion

55
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Source of stored energy.

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Fats

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Type of carbohydrate that the body can’t digest.

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Fiber

57
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Way of giving medicines and liquids, including liquid foods, through a small tube placed through the nose or mouth into the stomach or small intestine.

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Gavage

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Condition caused by not getting enough calories or the right amount of key nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals.

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Malnutrition

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All the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy.

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Metabolism

60
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Small substances of food that gets broken down by the GI tract.

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Nutrient

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The taking in and use of food and other nourishing material by the body.

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Nutrition

62
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Disease in which bones become fragile and more likely to break (fracture).

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Osteoporosis

63
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A series of muscle contraction in the digestive tract. Also seen in the tubes of the urinary system.
Wave-like motions that move food and urine through the GI tract and urinary tract.

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Peristalsis

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Nutrient that builds and repairs tissue.
Made up of amino acids.

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Protein

65
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Average daily leve of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all healthy individuals. Used to plan nutritionally adequate diets for individuals.

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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

66
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Meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients.

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Therapeutic Diet

67
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Gastrostomy tube; Tube inserted through the wall of the abdomen directly into the stomach.

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PEG Tube

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