Urinary Elimination Flashcards
Endoscopy
a way of looking inside the body using a flexible tube that has a small camera on the end of it. This instrument is called an endoscope. There are many types of endoscopes. Each one is named according to the organs or areas they are used to examine
Enuresis
involuntary urination, especially by children at night
Functional Incontinence
when a person does not recognize the need to go to the toilet or does not recognize where the toilet is. This results in not getting to the toilet in time or passing urine in inappropriate places
Ileal Conduit
urinary division in which the ureters are connected to the ileum with a stoma created on the abdominal wall
Micturition
process of emptying the bladder
Nephrotoxic
capable of causing kidney damage
Overflow Incontinence
involuntary loss of urine associated with over distension and overflow of the bladder
Postvoid Residual
urine that remains in the bladder after the act of micturition; a synonym for residual urine
Specific Gravity
a characteristic of urine that can be determined with manufactured plastic strips or an instrument called a urinometer or hydrometer
Stress Incontinence
state in which the person experiences a loss of urine of less then 50mL that occurs with increased abdominal pressure
Suprapubic Catheter
catheter inserted into the bladder through a small abdominal incision above the pubic area
Total Incontinence
continuous and unpredictable loss of urine, resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation
Urinary Diversion
surgical creation of an alternate route for excretion of urine
Urinary Retension
inability to void although urine is produced by the kidneys and enters the bladder; excessive storage of urine in the bladder
Valsalva Maneuver
forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in increased intrathoracic pressure
