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Urinary Elimination

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Definition
Dysuria   Painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria); burning on urination.  
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Functional Incontinence   The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time.  
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Hematuria   Blood (hemat) in the urine (uria).  
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Micturition   The process of emptying urine from the bladder; urination or voiding.  
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Mixed Incontinence   The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence.  
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Nocturia   Frequent urination (uria) at night (noc)  
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Oliguria   Scant amount (olig) of urination (uria); less than 500 mL in 24 hours.  
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Over-active bladder   The loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to the toilet in time; urge incontinence.  
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Over-flow incontinence   Small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder.  
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Polyuria   Abnormally large amounts (poly) of urine (uria).  
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Reflex Incontinence   Urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full.  
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Stress Incontinence   When urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder.  
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Transient Incontinence   Temporary or occasional incontinence that is reversed when the cause is treated.  
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Urge Incontinence   The loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time; over-active bladder.  
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Urinary Frequency   Voiding at frequent intervals.  
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Urinary Incontinence   The involuntary loss or leakage of urine. (Loss of bladder control).  
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Urinary Retention   The inability to void  
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Urinary Urgency   The need to void at once  
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Urination   The process of emptying urine from the bladder; Micturition or Voiding.  
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Voiding   The process of emptying urine from the bladder; Micturition or urination.  
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BM   Bowel Movement  
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UTI   Urinary Tract Infection  
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mL   Mililiters  
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Catheter   A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening.  
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Catheterization   The process of inserting a catheter  
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Condom Catheter   A soft sheath that slides over the penis and is used to drain urine.  
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Foley Catheter   A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; Retention or indwelling catheter.  
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Indwelling Catheter   A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; Retention or Foley catheter.  
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Retention Catheter   A catheter left in the bladder so urine is constantly drained into a drainage bag; Indwelling catheter or Foley catheter.  
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Straight Catheter   A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed.  
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IV   Intravenous  
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