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| What is Functional Urinary Incontinence? |
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Definition
| Functional incontinence is urine loss caused by the inability to reach the toilet because of environmental barriers, physical limitations, loss of memory, or disorientation. |
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| What is Overflow Incontinence? |
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Definition
| With overflowincontinence,the involuntary loss of urine is associated with over-distention and overflow of the bladder. |
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| What is Reflex Incontinence? |
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Definition
| Patients with reflex incontinence experience emptying of the bladder without the sensation of the need to void. |
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| What is Stress Incontinence? |
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Definition
| Stress incontinence occurs when there is an involuntary loss of urine related to anincrease in intra-abdominal pressure. This commonly occurs during coughing, sneezing, laughing, or other physical activities. Childbirth, menopause, obesity, or straining from chronic constipation can also result in urine loss. |
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| What is Urge Incontinence? |
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Definition
| Urge incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine that occurs soon after feeling an urgent need to void (urgency). |
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| condition that occurs when bacteria enter the bladder during catheterization, or when organisms migrate up the catheter lumen or the urethra into the bladder; bacteria in the urine |
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| involuntary urination; most often used to refer to achild who involuntarily urinates during the night |
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| External condom catheter? |
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Definition
| tube for draining urine; applied externally to the penis and connecting to a collection bag |
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Definition
| blood in the urine; if present in large enough quan-tities, urine may be bright red or reddish brown |
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| What is an ileal conduit? |
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Definition
| urinary diversion in which the ureters are connected to the ileum with a stoma created on the abdominal wall |
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| What is an indwelling urethral catheter? |
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Definition
| catheter that remains in placefor continuous urine drainage; synonym for Foley catheter |
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| What is an intermittent urethral catheter? |
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Definition
| straight catheter used to drain the bladder for short periods (5–10 minutes) |
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Definition
| repetitious contraction and relaxation of thepubococcygeal muscle to improve vaginal tone and urinarycontinence |
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Definition
| process of emptying the bladder; urination; voiding |
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| What is mixed incontinence? |
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Definition
| symptoms of urge and stress inconti-nence are present, although one type may predominate |
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| capable of causing kidney damage |
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| excessive urination during the night |
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| What is postvoid residual (PVR)? |
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| urine that remains in the bladder after the act of micturition; a synonym for residual urine |
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Definition
| Specific gravity is a measure of the urine’s concentration.The range depends on the patient’s state of hydration and varies with urine volume and the load of solutes to be excreted. |
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| What is a suprapubic catheter? |
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Definition
| catheter inserted into the bladder througha small abdominal incision above the pubic area |
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| What is a urinary diversion? |
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Definition
| surgical creation of an alternate route for excretion of urine |
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| What is urinary retention? |
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Definition
| inability to void although urine is produced by the kidneys and enters the bladder; excessive storage of urine in the bladder |
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