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Urinary
Urinary elimination key words
Term | Definition |
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Autonomic bladder | Bladder no longer controlled by the brain because of injury or disease; void by reflex only. |
Bacteriuria | Condition that occurs when bacteria enter the bladder during catherization, or when organisms migrate up the catheter lumen or urethra into the bladder; bacteria in the urine. |
Continent urinary reservoir | A surgical alternative that uses a section of the intestine to create an internal reservoir that holds urine, with the creation of a catheterizable stoma. |
Cutaneous ureterostomy | A type of incontinent cutaneous urinary diversion in which the ureters are directed through the abdominal wall and attached to an opening in the skin. |
Enuresis | Involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntary urinates during the night. |
External condom catheter | Soft, pliable sheath made of silicone material applied externally to the penis. |
Functional incontinence | State in which a person experiences an involuntary, unpredictable passage of urine. |
Hematuria | Blood in the urine; if present in large enough quantities, urine may be bright red or reddish brown. |
Ileal conduit | Urinary diversion in which the ureters are connected to the ileum with a stoma created in the abdominal wall. |
Indwelling urethral catheter | Catheter that remains in place for continuous urine drainage; synonym for Foley catheter. |
Intermittent urethral catheter | Straight catheter used to drain the bladder for short periods (5-10 minutes). |
Kegal Exercises | Repetitious contraction and relaxation of the pubococcygeal muscle to improve vaginal tone and urinary continence. |
Micturition | Process of emptying the bladder; urination; voiding. |
Mixed incontinence | Symptoms of urge and stress incontinence are present, although one type may predominate. |
Nephrotoxic | Capable of causing kidney damage. |
Nocturia | Excessive urination during the night. |
Overflow incontinence | Involuntary loss of urine associated with overdistention and overflow of the bladder. |
Postvoid residual (PVR) | Urine that remains in the bladder after the act of micturition; a synonym of residual urine. |
Reflex incontinence | Emptying the bladder without the sensation of the need to void. |
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 than 50 mL 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. |
Transient incontinence | Occurrence that appears suddenly and lasts for 6 months or less and usually is caused by treatable factors, such as confusion secondary to acute illness, infection and as a result of medical treatment, such as the use of diuretics or IV administration |
Urge incontinence | State in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong sense of urgency to void. |
Urinary retention | Inability to void although urine is produced by the kidneys and enters the bladder; excessive storage of urine in the bladder. |
Urination | Process of emptying the bladder; micturition; voiding |
Voiding | Processing of emptying the bladder; also called micturition or urination. |