Unit 6: Intake and Output - Vocabulary

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Adult Brief

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

BSC Bedside Commode

Question 3

Kidney or bladder stones.

Answer 3

Calculi

Question 4

Can occur anywhere along the digestive tract.

Answer 4

Cancer

Question 5

Inflammation of the gallbladder.

Answer 5

Cholecystitis

Question 6

Chronic disease of liver where scar tissue replaces liver tissue.

Answer 6

Cirrhosis

Question 7

Inflammatory disease of the colon.

Answer 7

Colitis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Condom catheter

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Constipation

Question 10

Inflammation of the urinary bladder caused by infection.

Answer 10

Cystitis

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Defecation

Question 12

Watery bowel movements.

Answer 12

Diarrhea

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Diverticulosis

Question 14

Inflammation of diverticula.

Answer 14

Diverticulitis

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Elimination

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Emesis

Question 17

Introduction of fluid into the rectum and colon.

Answer 17

Enema

Question 18

Inflammation of the intestines.

Answer 18

Enteritis

Question 19

Solid human waste products in the colon.

Answer 19

Feces

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Fecal Impaction

Question 21

Gas or air found in the stomach or intestines.

Answer 21

FLatus

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Fracture Pan

Question 23

Inflammation of the stomach lining.

Answer 23

Gastritis

Question 24

Stones in the gallbladder.

Answer 24

Cholelithiasis

Question 25

Inflammation of the stomach lining and intestines.

Answer 25

Gastroenteritis

Question 26

Blood in the urine.

Answer 26

Hematuria

Question 27

Enlarged veins in the anal area.

Answer 27

Hemorrhoids

Question 28

Inflammation of the liver.

Answer 28

Hepatitis

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Hernia

Question 30

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.

Answer 30

Hypertonic Solutions

Question 31

Inability to control urination or bowel movements.

Answer 31

Incontinence

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Indwelling catheter

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Kidney Failure

Question 34

A medicine for relieving constipation.

Answer 34

Laxatives

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Occult Blood

Question 36

Feeling sick on the stomach. Feeling like vomiting.

Answer 36

Nausea

Question 37

Inflammation of kidney due to kidney infection.

Answer 37

Nephritis

Question 38

Excessive urination during the night.

Answer 38

Nocturia

Question 39

Inflammation of the pancreas.

Answer 39

Pancreatitis

Question 40

Voiding large amounts of urine.

Answer 40

Polyuria

Question 41

Inability to completely empty the bladder.

Answer 41

Retention

Question 42

Medication given orally to cause a bowel movement.

Answer 42

Stool Softener

Question 43

Medication given rectally to cause a bowel movement.

Answer 43

Suppository

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Peptic Ulcer

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Uremia

Question 46

Container used by men for urination.

Answer 46

Urinal

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Urination

Question 48

Urinary tract infection.

Answer 48

UTI

Question 49

Emptying the bladder of urine.

Answer 49

Voiding

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Anemia

Question 51

Unit of the energy content of food.

Answer 51

Calorie

Question 52

Sugar molecules. Supplies fuel for body's energy needs.

Answer 52

Carbohydrates

Question 53

When the body loses too much water/fluids.

Answer 53

Dehydration

Question 54

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

Answer 54

Digestion

Question 55

Source of stored energy.

Answer 55

Fats

Question 56

Type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.

Answer 56

Fiber

Question 57

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.

Answer 57

Gavage

Question 58

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

Answer 58

Malnutrition

Question 59

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

Answer 59

Metabolism

Question 60

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

Answer 60

Nutrient

Question 61

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

Answer 61

Nutrition

Question 62

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

Answer 62

Osteoporosis

Question 63

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.

Answer 63

Peristalsis

Question 64

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

Answer 64

Protein

Question 65

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

Answer 65

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)

Question 66

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

Answer 66

Therapeutic Diet

Question 67

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

Answer 67

PEG Tube