Urinary Elimination - CH 31 Flashcards
Void
Urinate
Micturate
Urinate
Waste products removed in urine:
Urea
Uric Acid
Creatinine
Hematuria
When blood is present in the urine
Turbidity
Cloudy urine
Sediment
Any substance that settles to the bottom of a liquid
Minimal amount of urine in an hour
30mL
Oliguria
Urinary output of less than 30mL an hour
Polyuria
Urine output of over 3000mL in one day
Anuria
Absence of urine production
Dialysis
Process of using a machine to filter waste products and salts to remove excess fluid from the blood
pH
normal pH of urine is 4.5 to 8.0 depending on diet
Specific Gravity
Result of comparing the weight of a substance with the weight of an equal amount of water
Dysuria
Painful or difficult urination
Clean Catch Urine Specimine
Clean urinary area. Start urination, stop mid stream, begin collection.
Urinalysis
Test done to determine if there is renal calculi, UTI, malignancy, or diseases that would affect the kidneys
Renal Calculi
Kidney Stones
Urinary Retention
inability to empty the bladder at all or the inability to completely empty the bladder.
Residual Urine
Urine that remains in the bladder after a void.
Nocturia
When a person wakes often during the night to urinate
Urinary Incontinence
Inability to control the passing of urine
Stress Incontinence
Occurs with increased abdominal pressure, causing urine to leak out of the bladder
Urge Incontinence
Overactive Bladder
Inability to keep urine in the bladder long enough to get to a restroom
Types of catheters
Indwelling
Straight
Three-way
Coude
Suprapubic
Condom
External female urine collection device
How are catheters gauged?
Larger the number larger the catheter
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