Week 9 Flashcards
straw coloured urine with mild odor
normal urine
cloudy urine
May indicate the presence of large amounts of protein, blood, bacteria, and pus
dark color urine
May indicate hematuria, excessive bilirubin, or highly concentrated urine
urine with unpleasant or unusual odor
Infection or result from certain dietary components or medication
urinary casts
Indicate inflammation of kidney tubules
low specific gravity urine
diluted urine (with normal hydration)
high specific gravity urine
concentrated urine (with normal hydration)
incontinence
Loss of voluntary control of the bladder
enuresis
Involuntary urination by child age older than 4 years
Stress incontinence (more common in women)
Coughing, lifting, laughing
Multiple pregnancies
overflow incontinence
Incompetent bladder sphincter
retention
Inability to empty bladder
May be accompanied by overflow incontinence
common causative organism of UTIs
Escherichia coli