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Elimination
Trach,Elimination and Diabetes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A healthy adult excretes.. | 1000-1500ml of urine a day |
| What factors affect the amount of urine produced? | Amount and kind of fluid ingested,age, amount of salt in the diet, illness and medications. |
| What substances cause the body to produce more urine? | Coffee, tea, alcohol and some medications |
| When water is retained.. | less urine is produced |
| Urine production is also influenced by.. | body temp, amount of perspiration and external temp. |
| What colors does urine range from? | Pale yellow to amber, (the higer the concentration, the more the intense color) |
| What does extreamly pale urine indicate? | excessive fluid or diabetes insipidus |
| What does reddish urine indicate? | Eating beets or the precence of red blood cells, valproicacid |
| What does yellow-orange urine indicate? | Taking drugs such as phenazopyridine, hydrocholoride or dantrolene |
| What does greenish urine indicate? | bile |
| What does blackish-brown urine indicate? | mercury poisoning or old blood |
| What does milky-white urine indicate? | Pus or genito-urinary tract infection |
| What is clarity? | When the urine is excreated it normally appears clear, report to the nurse and document urine that looks cloudy, turbid or smoky, this may be due to a UTI |
| What is odor, in relation to urine? | Since urine is normally faintly aromatic, a pleasant "sweet" odour may indicate a sign of diabetes mellitus, unpleasant or strong odor may indicate ingestions of a certain drug or food such as asparagus, or a UTI Call OCN` |
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sarahschester
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