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Test5_CHP_45
Urinary Disorders Chapter 45
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacteriuria: | more than 105 colonies of bacteria per milliliter of urine |
| cystectomy: | removal of the urinary bladder |
| cystitis: | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| frequency: | voiding more often than every 3 hours |
| ileal conduit: | transplantation of the ureters to an isolated section of the terminal ileum, with one end of the ureters brought to the abdominal wall |
| interstitial cystitis: | inflammation of the bladder wall that eventually causes disintegration of the lining and loss of bladder elasticity. |
| micturition: | voiding or urination |
| neurogenic bladder: | bladder dysfunction that results from a disorder or dysfunction of the nervous system; may result in either urinary retention or bladder overactivity, resulting in urinary urgency and urge incontinence |
| nocturia: | awakening at night to urinate |
| overflow incontinence: | involuntary urine loss associated with overdistention of the bladder due to mechanical or anatomic bladder outlet obstruction |
| prostatitis: | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| pyelonephritis: | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyuria: | white blood cells in the urine |
| residual urine: | urine that remains in the bladder after voiding |
| suprapubic catheter: | a urinary catheter that is inserted through a suprapubic incision into the bladder |
| ureterosigmoidostomy: | transplantation of the ureters into the sigmoid colon, allowing urine to flow through the colon and out the rectum |
| ureterovesical or vesicoureteral reflux: | backward flow of urine from the bladder into one or both ureters |
| urethritis: | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethrovesical reflux: | backward flow of urine from the urethra into the bladder |
| urinary incontinence: | involuntary or uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder sufficient to cause a social or hygienic problem |
| urosepsis: | sepsis resulting from infected urine, most often a UTI |
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