Urinary Elimination Flashcards
Oliguria
Diminished urine output of 35cc over 24 hours
Dribbling
Leakage of urine despite voluntary control
Functional incontinence
Total uncontrollable and continuous loss of urine
Residual urine
Irvine in bladder after urination
Minimal urinary output
30 ml per hour
Anuria
Kidney don’t produce urine
Dysuria
Painful urination
Gycosuria
Blood sugar in urine
Nocturia
Waking during the night to urine
Polyuria
Urinates more than usual
Proteinuria
Protein in urine
Pyuria
Abnormal number of WBC in urine
Turbidity
Fresh should be clear
Anticoagulants
Red urine
Diuretics
Pale yellow
PyridiUm
Orange or orange red urine
(E)lavilv
Green or blue green urine
Levodopa
Brown or black urine
Factor effecting urination
- When body is functioning well the kidneys help the body balance the intake and output which should be about equal
- when the body is dehydrated the kidneys overuse or fluid and producing more concentrated urine and the amount is decreased when dehydrated, with fluid overload the kidneys excrete and large quantity of diluted urine
Muscle tone
During prolonged periods of immobility, decreased bladder in Spencer tone came result in poor urination control and urinary stasis
People with indwelling urinary catheter lose bladder tone
Diseases associated with renal problems include
- congenital urination
- polycystic kidney disease
Renal failure is a condition in which the kidneys fail to remove Mela Bolick and products from the blood and are unable to regulate fluid, electrolyte and pH balance
Urinary elimination special considerations for post operative needs
- Monitor intake and output
- assist in assuming normal position to void by using an upright position went on a bedpan and using a bedside commode
- assess male patient to stand upright to avoid with a urinal
- assess for bladder distention by palpating above the symphysis pubis if the patient has not voided within eight hours after surgery or if the patient has been avoiding frequently in amounts less than 50 mL
- maintain prescribed intravenous fluid infusion rates
- encourage oral fluid intake
- provide privacy
- Initiate catheterization if prescribed
Routine urinalysis
- does not require sterile technique
- Clean bed pan, you’re not or hat in toilet
Clean- catch or midstream specimen
Collect during midstream