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| The act of passing urine from the bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body; also known as micturition or voiding. |
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| A bedpan that is flatter than a regular bedpan. |
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| A chair with toilet seat and a removable container underneath; also called a bedside commode. |
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| The inability to control the bladder, which leads to an involuntary loss of urine. |
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| The urinary system, also known as the renal system or urinary tract, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. |
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| Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) |
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| A bacterial infection of the urethra, bladder, ureter, or kidney that results in painful burning during urination that results in painful burning during urination and the frequent feeling of needing to urinate. |
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| Stones that form when urine crystallizes in the ureters, which can clock the kidneys and ureters, causing severe pain also called renal calculi. |
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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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| Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) |
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| A condition that occurs when the kidneys cannot eliminate certain waste products dorm the body; also called chronic kidney failure. |
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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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| A thin tube inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids. |
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| A type of catheter that is used to drain urine from the bladder. |
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| A type of urinary catheter that is removed immediately after urine us drained. |
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| A type if urinary catheter that remains inside the bladder for a period of time; also called Foley catheter. |
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| A type of urinary catheter that has an attachment on the end that fits onto the penis also called Texas catheter. |
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| A sample that is used for analysis in order to try to make a diagnosis. |
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| A urine specimen that can be collected any time a person voids. |
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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 urine specimen that does not include the first and last urine voided in the sample; also called mid-stream specimen. |
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| A urine specimen consisting of all urine voided by a person in a 24-hour period. |
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| The act of passing feces from the large intestine out of the body through the anus. |
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| Involuntary contractions that move food through the gastrointestinal system. |
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| The inability to eliminate stool, or the infrequent, difficult, and often painful elimination of a hard, dry stool. |
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| 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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| A hard stool that is stuck in the rectum and cannot be expelled. |
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| Enlarged veins in the rectum or outside the annus that can cause rectal itching, burning, pain, and bleeding. |
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| The frequent elimination of liquid or semi-liquid feces. |
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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; also called flatus or gas. |
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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 it digest a particular nutrient properly. |
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| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) |
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| A chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus. |
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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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| The process of eroding away. |
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| Raw sores in the stomach that cause pain, belching, and vomiting. |
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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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| An artificial opening in the body. |
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| Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract; also known as colon cancer. |
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| Hidden; difficult to see or observe. |
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| A surgically-created opening from an area inside the body to the outside. |
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| A surgically created opening from a ureter to the abdomen for urine to be eliminated. |
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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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