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Fundamentals Ch 37
Urinary Elimination
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 catheterization, or when organisms migrate up the catheter lumen ot the urethra into the bladder, bacteria in the urine |
| Continent | Having self-control over urination |
| Continent urinary diversion | surgical alternative that uses a section of the intestine to create an internal reservoir that holds the urine, with the creation of a catheterizable stoma |
| Enuresis | involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily urinates during the night |
| External condom catheter | external urinary catheter that is worn like a condom. They collect urine that is drained out of the bladder and send it to a collection bag |
| 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 maybe bright red or reddish brown |
| Ileal conduit | Urinary diversion in which the ureters are connected to the ileum with a stoma created on 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 to 10 minutes) |
| Kegel exercises | repetitive contractions of the pelvic muscles that control the flow in urination in order to strengthen these muscles especially to control or prevent incontinence |
| 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 for residual urine |
| Reflex incontinence | emptying the bladder without the sensation of the need to void |
| Suprapubic catheter | catheter inserted into the bladder without the sensation of the need to void |
| 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 intravenous fluid a |
| Total incontinence | continuous and unpredictable loss of urine, resulting from surgery, trauma, or physical malformation |
| Urge incontinence | state in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong sense of urgency to void |
| Urinary diversion | surgical creation of an alternate route for excretion of urine |
| urinary incontinence | any involuntary loss of urine |
| 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 | process of emptying the bladder; also called micturition or urination |
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