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| also known as micturition or voiding, the act of passing fluids from the bladder |
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| used to drain fluid, urine from the bladder removed immediately after urine is drained |
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| is a hard stool that is stuck in the rectum and cannon be expelled |
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| is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine |
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| is a bedpan, or urinal, flatter used for residents who cannot assist with raising their hips |
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| is a chair with a toilet seat and removable container underneath |
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| is the inability to control the bladder |
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| is a sample that is used for analysis |
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| is the inability to control the bowels, leading to an involuntary passage of stool |
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| is the body's drainage system for removing urine |
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| is collected at any time the resident voids or urinates |
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| also called flatus or gas, is air in the intestine that is passed through the rectum |
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| also known as colon cancer, is a cancer of the gastrointestinal tract |
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| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |
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| is a bacterial infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney |
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| is a plastic collection container, sometimes put into a toilet bowl to collect and measure urine or stool |
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| is the inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in milk |
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| means that something that is hidden or difficult to see or observe |
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| also called renal calculi, form when urine crystallizes |
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| a urine specimen that does not include the first and last urine voided in the sample |
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| which means that the body cannot absorb or digest a particular nutrient properly |
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| is the surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body to the outside |
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| Renovascular Hypertension |
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| a condition in which blockage of arteries in the kidneys causes high blood pressure |
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| collects all the urine voided by the resident within the last (blank) hours |
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| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
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| GERD, a chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus |
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| when the ureter is opened to the abdomen for urine to be eliminated |
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| Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) |
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| a condition that occurs when the kidneys cannon eliminate certain waste products from the body |
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| is a chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up in the esophagus |
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| or bowel elimination is the act of passing feces from the large intestine out of the body through the anus |
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| is a surgically created opening into the large intestine to allow to be expelled |
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| an artificial means of removing the body's waste products can improve or extend life for several years |
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| are involuntary contractions that move food through the gastrointestinal system |
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| is the result of a weakening of the sphincter muscle that joins the esophagus and the stomach |
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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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| is a thin tube inserted into the body, used to drain fluid |
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| is the inability to eliminate stool or infrequent, difficult and often painful elimination |
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| untreated heartburn and occurs frequently |
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| is a thin tube inserted to remove urine from the bladder |
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| is 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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| are raw sores in the stomach, a dull or burning pain. |
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| an artificial opening in the body |
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| the inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in milk |
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| a type of urinary catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time also called Foley catheter |
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| enlarged veins in the rectum or outside the anus that can cause rectal bleeding, itching, burning or pain |
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| used for males is an external attachment to drain urine |
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| the frequent elimination of a liquid or semi-liquid feces |
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| also known as colon cancer, cancer of the gastrointestinal tract |
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