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Urinary Elimination Terms
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- 1No urine voided or 24-hour urine output less than 50 mLAnuria
- 2Painful or difficult urinationDysuria
- 3Excessive output of urine (diuresis)Polyuria
- 4Scanty or greatly diminished amount of urine voided in a given time; 24-hour urine output is less than 400 mLOliguria
- 5Presence of sugar in the urineGlycosuria
- 6Presence of protein in the urineProteinuria
- 7Pus in the urine; urine appears cloudyPyuria
- 8Stoppage of urine productionSuppression
- 9Urine is produced normally but is not excreted completely from the bladder.Urinary retention
- 10Involuntary loss of urineUrinary incontinence
- 11Strong desire to voidUrinary urgency
- 12Capable of causing damage to the kidneysNephrotoxic
- 13Awakening at night to urinateNocturia
- 14Urinating during sleep or bedwettingEnuresis
- 15People whose bladders are no longer controlled by the brain because of injury or diseaseAutonomic bladder
- 16The process of emptying the bladder through the urethra and out of the bodyUrination; Voiding; Micturition
- 17Bacteria in the urineBacteriuria
- 18Blood in the urineHematuria
- 19Targeting the pelvic floor muscles (muscles that are contracted to stop urinating in midstream or to control defecation) with a regular routine of tightening and relaxingKegel exercises
- 20Sudden decline in kidney functionAcute renal failure
- 21End result of irreparable damage to the kidneys, developing slowly over many yearsChronic renal failure
- 22Mechanical way of filtering waste from the blood for patients who experience severely decreased or total loss of kidney functionDialysis
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- Nursing Flashcards on Urinary Elimination Terms, created by Michelle Gaddis on 05/03/2018.
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