Urinary

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filter waste products from the blood.

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Excretion

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▪ help regulate the concentration of the major ions, such as Na+, Cl−,
K+, Ca2+ , HCO3 −, and HPO4 2−.

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Regulation of the concentration of solutes in the blood

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secrete variable amounts of H+ to help regulate the extracellular fluid
pH

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Regulation of extracellular fluid pH.

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secrete a hormone, erythropoietin

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Regulation of RBC synthesis.

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play an important role in controlling blood levels of Ca2+

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Regulation of vit. D synthesis.

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▪ Filter metabolic waste, excess ions, bacterial toxins, water-
soluble drugs, drug metabolites, and water from the blood and
excrete them as urine.
▪ Form urine by filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.
▪ Regulate blood volume, blood pressure (BP), fluid and electrolyte
balance, and acid-base balance
▪ Secrete renin that causes the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, which
is subsequently converted to angiotensin II, which stimulates the nephrons to
promote sodium and water retention.

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Kidneys

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▪ Transport urine produced by the kidneys to the
bladder.
▪ Funnel shaped at the renal pelvis.
▪ Are 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) in length.
▪ Enter the bladder at the posterior corners of the
bladder floor

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Ureters

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▪ Receives urine from the ureters.
▪ Stores urine (600 to 1,000 mL) until it is
eliminated.
▪ Urge to eliminate is stimulated by 200
to 250 mL of urine.

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Bladder

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▪ Transports urine from the bladder and semen
from the prostate gland in males to outside
the body.
▪ Is 1.5 to 2 inches long in a female and 8
inches in a male.
▪ Opens at the urinary meatus.

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Urethra

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▪ Urine collects in the bladder until pressure
stimulates special sensory nerve endings in the
bladder wall called stretch receptors.
▪ This occurs when the adult bladder contains
between 250 and 450 mL of urine.
▪ In children, a considerably smaller volume, 50 to 200
mL, stimulates these nerves.

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URINATION

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▪ (or diuresis) refers to the production of abnormally large
amounts of urine by the kidneys, often several liters more
than the client’s usual daily output

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POLYURIA

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is low urine output, usually less than 500 mL
a day or 30 mL an hour for an adult.
▪ may occur because of abnormal fluid losses or a lack
of fluid intake
▪ often indicates impaired blood flow to the kidneys

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Oliguria

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refers to a lack of urine production
▪ should be promptly reported to the primary care provide

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Anuria

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is voiding at frequent intervals, that
is, more than four to six times per day.

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Urinary frequency

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is voiding two or more times at night.

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Nocturia

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is the sudden, strong desire to void.

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Urgency

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means voiding that is either painful or
difficult

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Dysuria

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(a delay and difficulty in initiating voiding) is associated
with dysuria.

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urinary hesitancy

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involuntary urination in children beyond the age
when voluntary bladder control is normally acquired,
usually 4 or 5 years of age.

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Enuresis

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often is irregular in occurrence
and affects boys more often than girls.

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Nocturnal enuresis

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enuresis may be persistent and
pathologic in origin. It affects women and girls more
frequently

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Diurnal (daytime)

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involuntary leakage
of urine or loss of bladder control
▪ is a health symptom, not a disease.
▪ It is only normal in infants.

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Urinary incontinence (UI),

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occurs because
of weak pelvic floor muscles and/or urethral
hypermobility

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STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE

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described as an urgent need to void and the
inability to stop micturition (passage of urine).
▪ urine leakage can range from a few drops to soaking of undergarment

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URGE URINARY INCONTINENCE

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both stress UI and
urgency UI are present.

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▪ MIXED URINARY INCONTINENCE

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is “continuous involuntary
leakage or dribbling of urine that occurs with incomplete
bladder emptying” (

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▪ OVERFLOW INCONTINENCE

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When emptying of the bladder is
impaired, urine accumulates and the bladder becomes
overdistended

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Urinary Retention

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the most common
complication in the first 2 to 4 hours postoperatively.

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Acute urinary retention

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can include paraplegia,
quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, and urethral or
perineal trauma.

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Chronic urinary retention

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urine remaining in the bladder
following voiding

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Postvoid residual (PVR)

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Most commonly ordered laboratory test
for overall screening and aiding in the
medical diagnosis of disease.
▪ Macroscopic and microscopic analysis of
urine for normal and abnormal
constituents (physical and chemical)

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Urinalysis

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High blood sugar levels
in urine due to inadequate insulin level

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Glycosuria

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• protein in urine;
  increased permeability of the glomerular
  filtration membrane

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Proteinuria (albuminuria)

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presence of blood in urine; result
of leakage of RBCs

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Hematuria

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Presence of WBCs or pus in the urine
caused by inflammation of the urinary tract

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Pyuria

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Measures kidneys’ excretion of substances, such as
protein, uric acid, creatinine, selected hormones,
urobilinogen, and other substances, that the body
does not excrete at an even rate throughout the day.

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Twenty-four-hour urine specimen.

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▪ Identifies the causative microorganism and the most
effective antibiotic to eradicate the microorganism;
▪ takes 24 to 72 hours for organisms to multiply and be
identified.

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Culture and sensitivity.

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are commonly made
of rubber or plastics although
they may be made from latex,
silicone, or polyvinyl chloride
(PVC).

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 Catheters

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a single-lumen tube with a small eye or opening
about 1.25 cm (0.5 in.) from the insertion tip

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STRAIGHT CATHETER

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 is a double-lumen catheter.
 outside end of this two-way retention catheter is
bifurcated; that is, it has two openings, one to
drain the urine, the other to inflate the balloon
 larger lumen drains urine from the bladder
 second smaller lumen is used to inflate the balloon
near

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RETENTION, OR FOLEY CATHETER

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 which has a curved tip
 used for men who have a hypertrophied
prostate
 its tip is somewhat stiffer than a regular
catheter
 it can be better controlled during
insertion, and passage is often less
traumatic.

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Coudé (ELBOWED) CATHETER

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 For clients who require continuous or
intermittent bladder irrigation
 has a third lumen through which sterile
irrigating fluid can flow into the
bladder.
 fluid then exits the bladder through the
drainage lumen, along with the urine

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THREE – WAY FOLEY CATHETER

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also called urinary sheath or external
catheter
 indicated for persons with urinary
incontinence
 Use of a condom appliance is
preferable to insertion of a retention
catheter because the risk of UTI is
minimal

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CONDOM CATHETER

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inflammation of the urethra

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URETHRITIS

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inflammation of the bladder wall
(most common type)

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▪ CYSTITIS

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inflammation of the ureter

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URETERITIS

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infection extends from the
ureter into the kidney, involving the renal pelvis
and medullary tissue

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▪ PYELONEPHRITIS