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| the failure of the kidneys to produce urine, resulting in a total lack of urination or output of less than 100 mL per day in an adult |
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| client postpones voiding, resists or inhibits the sensation of urgency, and voids according to a timetable rather than according to the urge |
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| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
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| measure of urea, which the end product of protein metabolism |
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| test that uses 24-hour urine and serum creatinine levels to determine the glomerular filtration rate, a sensitive indicator of renal function |
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| manual exertion of pressure on the bladder to force urine out |
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| the smooth outer layers of the bladder |
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| a technique by which fluids and molecules pass through a semipermeable membrane according to the rules of osmosis |
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| the production of large amounts of urine by the kidneys without an increased fluid intake |
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| agents that increase urine secretion |
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| painful or difficult voiding |
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| bedwetting; involuntary passing of urine in children after bladder control is achieved |
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| a tuft of capillaries in the kidney surrounded by Bowman’s capsule |
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| referred to as timed voiding or scheduled toileting, attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular intervals |
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| Ileal Conduit (Ileal loop) |
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| the most common urinary diversion in which a segment of the ileum is removed and the intestinal ends or reattached |
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| a flushing or washing-out with a specified solution |
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| an opening, passage, or channel |
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| Micturition (voiding;urination) |
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| refers to the process of emptying the urinary bladder |
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| diversion of urine from the kidney to a stoma |
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| interference with the normal mechanisms of urine elimination in which the client does not perceive bladder fullness and is unable to control the urinary sphincters; the result of impaired neurologic function |
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| voiding two or more times at night |
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| involuntary urination at night |
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| the need for older adults to arise during the night to urinate |
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| production of abnormally small amounts of urine by the kidney |
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| production of large amounts of urine by the kidneys without an increased fluid intake |
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| supplements habit training by encouraging the client to try to use the toilet (prompting) and reminding the client when to void |
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| an automatic response of the body to a stimulus |
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| the amount of urine remaining in the bladder after a person voids |
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| catheter inserted through the abdominal wall above the symphysis pubis into the urinary bladder |
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| a triangular area at the base of the bladder marked by the ureter openings at the posterior corners and the opening of urethra at the anterior corner |
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| one or both of the ureters may be brought directly to the side of the abdomen to form small stomas |
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| the feeling that one must urinate |
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| the need to urinate often |
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| a delay and difficulty in initiating voiding; often associated with dysuria |
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| Urinary Incontinence (UI) |
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| involuntary leakage of urine or loss of bladder control |
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| when the bladder is impaired, urine accumulates, and the bladder becomes overdistended |
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| may be formed when the bladder is left intact but voiding through the urethra is not possible; the ureters remain connected to the bladder and the bladder wall is surgically attached to an opening in the skin below the navel, forming an incontinent stoma |
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