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| Radiographic imaging of the urinary bladder |
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| An instrument used for examining the urinary bladder and ureters that is equipped with a light, a viewing obturator, and a lumen for passing catheters |
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| The inability to refrain from yielding to normal impulse to defecate or urinate |
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| A posture in which knees are flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally |
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| The area of the male penis that meets the scrotum |
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| Pertaining to the area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and the vulva and the anus in the female |
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| Backward flow; usually unnatural, as when urine travels back up the ureter |
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| Moving in the direction that is the opposite of what is normal |
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| A circular band of muscle constricting an orifice, which contracts to close the opening |
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| A firm catheter inserted into the ureter attached to a cystoscope |
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| The action of emptying urine from the bladder |
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| (True or False) Infections of the urinary tract are the most common nosocomial infections. |
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| (True or False) The urinary bladder is not sterile. |
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| False: The urinary bladder is sterile. |
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| Is an order from the physician in charge of the pt necessary in order to catheterize said pt? |
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| A/n ________ catheter is used to obtain a specimen or to empty the bladder and is then removed. |
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| A/n __________ catheter is inserted and left in place to allow for continuous drainage of urine. |
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| The antiseptic solution most frequently used for cleansing the penis or the female perineum before catheterization is a ________-______ solution. |
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| Before using povidone-iodine solution to cleanse the pt preceding catheterization, make sure to ask the pt: |
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| whether or not s/he is allergic to iodine. |
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| Describe an Alcock catheter and its use. |
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| An Alcock catheter has 3 lumens in which the third lumen provides a passage for irrigation solution and is used for pts in need of continuous bladder irrigation. |
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| The female urethra is usually _-_ cm (_._-_ in) in length. |
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| The female urethra is (larger/smaller) in diameter than the male urethra. |
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| The male urethra is usually __-__ (_._-_ in) in length. |
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| What is the catheter size range for an adult male pt? |
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| What is the catheter size for an adult female pt? |
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| Is a physician's order needed before an indwelling catheter can be removed? |
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| What is the catheter size range for a child younger than 5 years of age? |
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| Instead of a catheter, infants may require what device? |
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| Children under the age of 3 may be catheterized with a _F feeding tube for short-term catheterization procedures. |
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| Abnormal back-flow of urine into the ureters |
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| What is the pt prep for a cystography procedure? |
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| Restrict intake of liquids for several hours before the procedure. |
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| Cystography: how much contrast is instilled into an adult's bladder? |
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| Cystography: how much contrast is instilled into a child's bladder? |
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| What is the pt prep for a retrograde pyelography procedure? |
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| Enemas to clear the bowel just before the procedure is performed |
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