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Urinary Elimination

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show Creatinine clearance  
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Actively and passively reabsorbes substances that the body wants to retain including varying amounts of water and electrolytes as well as glucose and amino acids.   show
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show 250-400  
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show reflex incontinence  
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Catheterized clients should drain a minimum of ____ mL of urine per hour. Less than this may indicate inadequate blood flow to the kidneys.   show
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show UTI  
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Diminished urinary output in relation to fluid intake (less than 500mL in 24 hours) Could be caused from excessive vomiting diarrhea, diaphoresis, burns, or bleeding.   show
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During a physical assessment, what do you look at?   show
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Feeling of the need to void   show
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Helpful for detecting malformations in the size or shape of the kidney, ureters, or bladder and the presence of any stones that could obstruct urine flow.   show
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show secretion  
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Inability of to empty the bladder of urine   show
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Involuntary voiding, with no pathophysiologic origin, after the age in which bladder control id usually achieved.   show
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show Cystoscopy  
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Involves the inability or unwillingness of a person with normal bladder and sphincter control to reach the bathroom in time to void.   show
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show yes  
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Measures the amount of certain substances such as glucose, protein, or ketones in the urine. Also tests the pH and presents of occult blood.   show
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Noninvasive technology that can estimate the volume of urine in the bladder. Also can be used to measure post-void residual.   show
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Occurs when the bladder, as soon as it is stretched to a certain degree, contracts reflexively, resulting in loss of urine.   show
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Painful or difficult urination.   show
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show Urine culture and sensitivity  
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show urinalysis  
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Radiologic procedure that visualizes the urinary sys with the use of radiopaque/contrast dye that is injected intravenously. X-ray films are taken to visualize the dye as the kidneys excrete it, empty it into the ureters & deposit it into the bladder.   show
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Several hormones, the most important being ______, play a significant roll in the reabsorption of water in the tubules of the nephron.   show
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The continuous, involuntary, unpredictable loss of urine from a non-distended bladder   show
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The involuntary loss of urine after strong feeling of the need to urinate. These person is unable simultaneously to perceive a full bladder and to hold urine until reaching the bathroom. R/T factor could be consumption of alcohol, caffeine   show
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show urea  
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The micturition reflex occurs at the ____ level of the spinal cord.   show
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The sudden, involuntary loss of small amounts (less the 50mL) of urine that accompanies a sudden increase in the intra-abdomnal pressure. Examples of activities that increaseintra-abdomnal pressure are coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting, and jumping   show
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The total amount of urine voided during a 24-hour period usually ranges between ____and____mL. Each void should contain a minimum of approximately 200mL and a maximum of 500mL.   show
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show creatinine - is an accurate measure of the kidney's glomerular filtration abilities.  
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The weight or concentration of urine as compared to water. Measured with a urinometer which is calibrated to float at the 1.000 mark in distilled water. The more concentrated the urine, the higher the float well rise in the tube, the higher the reading.   show
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These procedures measure pressure (in the bladder and urethra and within the abdomen), urinary flow, and striated muscles.   show
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show micturition reflex  
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show lower  
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show Nocturia  
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show frequency  
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Voiding large amount of urine (more than 2500-3000 mL in 24 hours)   show
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What are accepted NANDA nursing diagnosis involving urinary elimination?   show
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show Namely fever, flank pain, dysuria, frequency, urgency, pyuria, or hematuria. Symptoms may be absent in an older adult  
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What are terms used to say the expelling of urine from the body?   show
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What are the 5 types of urinary incontinence?   show
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What do you do when assessing a patient for urinary problems?   show
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show Fluid intake, loss of body fluids, nutrition, body position, psychological factors, cognition, obstruction of urine flow, infection, hypotension, neurologic injury, decreased muscle tone:aging, multipul pregnancies, & obesity, surgery, medications  
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show a cluster of capillaries  
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What is a sign of glomerular injury?   show
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What is bacteriuria?   show
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What is residual urine?   show
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show the loss of control over voiding, it is either temporary or permanent.  
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What is urinary retention?   show
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What is urosepsis?   show
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When ADH is present, the distal tubule of the nephron becomes _________ to water causing the kidney to reabsorb more.   show
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When atrial blood pressure drops too low, the renal arteries do not have enough pressure to cause glomerular filtration   show
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show surpressed  
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show Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)  
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a network of blood vessels, surrounded by Bowman's capsule, where urine formation begins   show
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show ureters  
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show glomerular filtrate/ filtration  
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show nephron  
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enables urine to leave the body   show
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show hydronephrosis  
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show Dorsal recumbent *clients who have limited hip mobility should be placed in the side-lying position. This position is more comfortable for weak clients or ones that have trouble keeping their legs flexed and spread for long periods.  
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leakage of urine despite voluntary control of micturition.   show
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show hematuria  
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show pyuria  
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water excretion   show
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show kidneys  
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show parasympathetic nerve stimulation  
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stores the urine   show
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postoperative clients should be able to void __ hours after surgery.   show
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