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| urine specimen consisting of all urine voided in a 24-hour period |
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| a thin tube inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids |
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| Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) |
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| a condition that occurs when the kidneys cannot eliminate certain waste products from the body; also called chronic kidney failure |
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| urine specimen that does not include the first and last urine voided |
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| Colorectal Cancer / Colon Cancer |
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| cancer of the gastrointestinal tract |
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| surgically created opening into the large intestine to allow stool to be expelled |
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| a type of urinary catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis |
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| the inability to eliminate stool, or the infrequent, difficult, and often painful elimination of hard, dry stool |
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| the act of passing feces from the large intestine out of the body through the anus |
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| an artificial means of removing the body's waste products when the kidneys are no longer able to function properly |
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| frequent elimination of liquid or semiliquid feces |
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| a specific amount of water, with or without an additive, that is introduced into the colon to stimulate the elimination of stool |
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| the inability to control the bowels, leading to an involuntary passage of stool |
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| air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum, which can result in cramping or abdominal pain |
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| a bedpan that is flatter than a regular bedpan |
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| GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) |
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| a chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus |
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| in health care, a plastic collection container that can be inserted into a toilet bowl to collect and measure urine or stool |
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| a condition that results from a weakening of the sphincter muscle that joins the esophagus and the stomach and causes a burning sensation in the esophagus |
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| enlarged veins in the rectum or outside the anus that can cause rectal itching, burning, pain, and bleeding |
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| a surgically created opening into the end of the small intestine to allow stool to be expelled |
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| a type of urinary catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time |
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| Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) |
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| a condition in which the bowel is chronically inflamed |
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| stones that form when urine crystallizes in the kidneys, which can block the kidneys and ureters, causing severe pain |
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| the inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products |
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| the inability to absorb or digest a particular nutrient properly |
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| hidden; difficult to see or observe |
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| surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body to the outside |
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| raw sores in the stomach that cause pain, belching, and vomiting |
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| involuntary contractions that move food through the gastrointestinal tract |
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| a chair with a toilet seat and a removable container underneath |
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| Renovascular Hypertension |
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| a condition in which a blockage of arteries in the kidneys causes high blood pressure |
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| a urine specimen that can be collected any time a person voids |
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| a sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis |
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| an artificial opening in the body |
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| a type of urinary catheter that does not remain inside the person; removed immediately and collected |
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| the process of eroding away |
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| a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine that causes cramping, diarrhea, pain, rectal bleeding, loss of appetite, and weight loss |
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| surgically created opening from a ureter to the abdomen for urine to be eliminated |
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| a catheter that is used to drain urine from the bladder |
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| the inability to control the bladder, which leads to an involuntary loss of urine |
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| the tract through which urine passes and which consists of the renal tubules and renal pelvis of the kidney, the ureters, the bladder, and the urethra |
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| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |
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| A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of the urinary system. The urinary system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Pain or burning sensation and constant need to pee. |
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| the release of urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
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