Urinary Elimination Flashcards
Control of voiding
18-24 months
Anxiety and stress….
increase voiding, and inhibit bladder emptying
Depression…
doesn’t matter if I’m incontinent
Diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and stroke
bladder overactivity or problems with bladder emptying
Diuretics
increased urine output
Nephrons
functional unit of kidneys
Erythropoietin…
RBC production, BP control
Chronic kidney conditions=
anemia, hypertension, electrolyte balance
Obstruction of urine flow…
urinary reflux
Urinary retention…
cannot empty the bladder the whole way
E. coli…
most common pathogen that causes UTIs
Lower UTI symptoms…
dysuria, cystitis, urgency, frequency, incontinence, suprapubic tenderness, foul-smelling, cloudy urine
anuria
failure of the kidneys to produce urine
uretorostomy
permanent, incontinent
nephrostomy tubes
renal pelvis