Unit 9 Flashcards

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Constipation

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Having difficulty with bowel movement, dry or hard stool

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Catheter

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Hollow tube which drains intone from the bladder

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Defecate

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Elimination of stool; also called a bowel movement

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3
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Diarrhea

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Frequent loose and liquid stool

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4
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Drainage

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Fluids such as blood or other body secretions withdrawn or freely flowing from a wound or body cavity

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5
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Elimination

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Removal of waste products from the body

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6
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Emesis

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Vomiting

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7
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Fecal impaction

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Hard, dry stool that becomes lodged in the intestine or rectum

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Feces

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Semi solid wastes eliminated for the intestines. Mostly indigestible ingredients from food.

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9
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Flatus

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Intestinal gas

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10
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Graduate

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A container into which liquids can be poured

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Incontinence

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Inability to control or retain urine or stool

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12
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Incontinent brief

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Disposable absorbent pad design to line undergarments

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13
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Output

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Substance expelled from the body

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14
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Perspiration

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Sweat - a body waste product

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15
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Urine

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Liquid waste excreted by the kidneys

16
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Void

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The act of eliminating urine