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Med Surg II-Module 6
Alterations in Elimination chapter 49
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bacteriuria | bacteria in the urine |
| catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) | a urinary tract infection (UTI) associated with indwelling urinary catheters |
| cystectomy | surgical removal of the urinary bladder |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| functional incontinence | involuntary loss of urine due to physical or cognitive impairment |
| iatrogenic incontinence | involuntary loss of urine due to extrinsic medical factors |
| 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 (aka: ileal loop) |
| interstitial cystitis | inflammation of the bladder wall that eventually causes disintegration of the lining and loss of bladder elasticity |
| micturition | voiding or urination |
| mixed incontinence | involuntary urinary leakage associated with urgency and also with exertion, effort, sneezing, or coughing |
| neurogenic bladder | bladder dysfunction that results from a disorder or dysfunction of the nervous system and leads to urinary incontinence |
| nocturia | awakening at night to urinate |
| overflow incontinence | involuntary urine loss associated with overdistention of the bladder |
| 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 |
| stress incontinence | involuntary urine loss associated with overdistention of the bladder |
| suprapubic catheter | a urinary catheter that is inserted through a suprapubic incision into the bladder |
| ureterovesical or vesicoureteral reflux | backward flow of urine from the bladder into one or both ureters |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethrovesical reflux | an obstruction to free-flowing urine leading to the reflux of urine from the urethra into the bladder |
| urge incontinence | involuntary loss of urine associated with a strong urge to void that cannot be suppressed |
| urinary frequency | voiding more than every 3 hours |
| urinary incontinence | unplanned, involuntary, or uncontrolled loss of urine from the bladder |
| urosepsis | spread of infection from the urinary tract to the bloodstream that results in a systemic infection |
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