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Urologic disorders
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
02/26/2023

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most utis are _ but they can be caused by _
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bacterial. viruses, yeastes, and fungi
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inflamamation of the urethra
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urethritis
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urethriis may be caused by
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microorganisms, trauma, hypersensitivity to chemicals in products
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products that contribute to urethritis
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vaginal deodorants, spermicidal jellies, bubble bath detergents
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most frequently identified cuasative microorganisms of urethritis
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escherichia coli, chlamydia, trichonomans, neisseria, gnorrhoeae, herpes simplex virus type 2
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sighns and symptoms of urethritis
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dysuria, frequency, urgency, blader spasms, urethral discarges
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urethritis is diagnosed based on pt
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s & s, urinalysis, urethral smear
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used to treat urethritis when it is caused by microorganisms
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antimicrobials
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are soothing and may reduce the pain of uretrhitis
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sitzs baths
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in pt with urethritis discourage
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bubble baths and vaginal deoderant sprays
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inflammation of the urinary bladder
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cystitis
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most common cause of cystitis
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bacterial contamination
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other risk factors for cystitis include
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prologned immobility, renal calculi, urinary diversion, indwelling catheters, radiation therapy and treatment with some types of chemotherapy
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systitis in the absence of other patholgy of the urinary tract is said to be
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uncomplicated
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symptoms of cystitis include
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urgency, frequency, dysuria, hematuria, nocturina, bladder spasms, incontinenc, low grade fever
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in cystitis the urin may be
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dark, teac colorder or cloudy
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common sympoms of systitis
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fever, fatigue, plevic or abdominal discomfort
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in cystitis bladder spasms may be experienced as
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pain behind the symphysis pubis
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the prescenced of bacteria does not mean that the pt has an infection unless the pt also has ____ in the urin
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WBC's
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cystitis is treated with
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antibiotics that concentrate in urine
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may be ordered to decrease bladder spasms
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oxybutynin chloride (ditropan)
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cystitis pt needs ot comsume at least _ of fluid perday and _
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30 ml/kg, void frequently
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advise the pt taking penazopyridine that the drug causes an ______ urine color that may stain skin and clothing
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orange-red
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drug that relieves burning on urination
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penazopyridine
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an inflammatory disease of the bladder that is usuallly chronic
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interstitial cystitis
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cause of interstitial cystitis is
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unknown
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interstitial cystitis pt typically respordes moderate to severe
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pelvic and bladder pain as wells as urinary frequency and urgency
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interstitial systitis is diagnosed by
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cytosopy
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drugs that are sometimes helful for interstitial cystitis
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antidepressants, antispasmodics, bladder anesthetics, calcium chanal blockers, urine alkalinizers, nonsteroidal antinflammatory drugs
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a drug that brings symptomatic relief of interstitial cystitis
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pentosan polysulfate (elmiron)
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surgical removal of the bladder
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cystetomy
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inflammatio of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis
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acute pyelonephritis is most often caused by an ascending _ infection but it may be _
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bacterial, bloodborne
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may be persistent or recurrent and results in damage ot the renal parecnchyma
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chronic pyelonephritis
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pylenephritis is most often the result of ______ from inadequated closure of the uretovesical junction during voiding
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reflux of urine
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progressive scarring r/t pyelonephritis results in atrophy of the affected
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kidneys and development of hypertension and renal ischemia
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chronic pyelonephritis usually caused by
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long standing uti's
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s&s of acute pyelonephritis includ
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high fever, chils, nausea, vomitting, dysuria, sever pain or constant dull pain in flank area
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the pt with chronci pyelonephritis ofte reports
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bladder irritation, chronic fatigue, slight aching over one or both kidneys
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the goal of treatment for pyelonephritis
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prevent further damage
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very important for the pt with pyelonephritis
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adequate foods and fluids
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possible signs of HF
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bouding pulse, rising bp, dyspnea and edema
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polycistic kidney disease is a
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hereditary disorder
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two types of polycystic kidney disease
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childhood and adult
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Polycystic kidney disease is characterized by _____ in place of normal kidney tissue
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grapelike cysts
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as the kidneys los the ability to concentrate urine ____ develops
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hypertension and HF
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s&s of polycystic kidney disease
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dull, aching abdominal, lower back, or flank pain, or starts with abrupt colicky pain
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immunologic diesease characterized by inflammation of the capilary lops in the glomeruli
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glumerulonephritis
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S&s of glomerulonephritis
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tea colored urin as output decreases, peripheral/periobital edema,
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as glomerular filtration decreses mild to severe ______ results
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hypertension and hypervolemia
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acute glomerulonephritis is treated with
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diuretics
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indicated if evidence of current streptococcal infection exists w/ glumerolnephritis
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antibiotics
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in the accued phase of glomerulonephritis _ may be ordered to treat or prevent __ from fluid overload
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bed rest
hf and sever htn
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may be restricted until sufficient recovery of kindy function occurs r/t gluomerulonephritis
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fluids, soduim, potassium, protein
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during acute illness discourage _ to allow the kidneys to heal
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activity
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formation of calculi in the urinary tract
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urolithiasis
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most calculi are precipitations of
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calcium salts, uric acid, magnesium ammonium phospate or cystine
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low _ intake is associated with calculi formation
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calcium
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uti's caused by _ are associated with calculi because thes organisms cuase the urin to become _
Definition
proteusm klesiella, pseudomonas
alkaline
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omost calculi orinate in the _ and travel trouh the __ to the __
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kidney
ureters
bladder
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the patient's reason for seeking care r/t renal calculi is usually
Definition
pain
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suggests a calculus in the renal pelvis or stretching of the renal capsul from urine retention
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dull flank pain
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if a calculus lodges in a ureter the pt usually has excruciating pain in the __ that radiates to the _
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abdomen, groin or perineum
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may accompany pain related to renal calculi
Definition
n/v hematuria
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treatment options for renal calculi include
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placement of a uerethral stent, lithotripsy, cystoscopic stone removal, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy
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shattering of the calculus
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lithrotripsy
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lithotripsy uses _ to shatter the stones
Definition
sound, laser, dry shock wave energy
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after lithotrips the urine is often a _ color at first gradually turning to a _
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bright-red, dark red or smoky shade
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possible complications of lithotripsy
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hemorrhage, bruising
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stones in the bladder can often be crushed and removed using
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cystoscopic tecniques
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when stones are large or cannot be broken with lithotripsy a _ may be done
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percutaneous nephrolithotomy
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the incision of an organ or duct to remvoe a calculus
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lithotomy
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the sugrical procedure used if the calculus is in the kidney
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nephrolithotomy
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removal of a calculus from the renal pelvis is a
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pyelolithotomy
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removal of a calculus from a ureter
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uretorlithotomy
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an appropriate fluid intake is judged by a urine output of at least
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2L/day
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drugs that may be used in prevention of renal calculi
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thiazide diuretics and uallopurinol
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thiazide diuretics are for
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elevated urine calium
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allopurino is for
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elevated uric acid
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distentions of the kidney with urin
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hydronephrosis
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renal colic is often accompanied by
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n/v
Term
bruising over the flank and lower back that occurs with retroperitoneal bleeding
Definition
grey turner sign
Term
most common indication of urologic trauma
Definition
hematuria
Term
renal malignancies metastasize to the
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liver, long bones and other kidney
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most common signs of bladder cancer
Definition
painless itermittent hematuria, bladder irritability, infectoin with dysuria, frequency,urgency, decreased stream of urin
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superficial cancers involve only the
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bladder mucosa or submucosa
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the removal of tissue through a cytosope with a special cutting issue
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cystoscope resection
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use of electric current to burn and destroy tissue
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fulguration
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use of an intense beam of light to destroy tissue
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laser potocoagulation
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done for a single primary tumor too large to remove by systoscopic resection
Definition
segmental bladder resection
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