Anuria
absence of urinary production or excretion
Autonomic Dysreflexia
a condition of exaggerated reflexes typically occurring as a result of spinal cord injury
Balloon
a compartment of a device such as a urinary catheter that, when positioned inside a cavity or hollow organ such as the bladder and then inflated, prevents accidental dislodgement of the catheter from that organ
Bladder
a membranous muscular sac, as in urinary bladder, the sac that stores urine prior to excretion
Bladder Spasms
contractions, possibly painful, of the musculature of the urinary bladder
Catheter
a flexible tube passed into the body to remove or instill fluids or to keep a passageway open
Coude Catheter
a type of curved-tip urinary catheter used for intermittent removal of urine from the bladder
Dialysis
a technique by which fluids and molecules pass through a semi-permeable membrane via osmosis, most often referring to the removal of waste products from the blood of a patient with renal failure
Distention
the state of being stretched out or enlarged
Diuresis
excessive production or excretion of urine
Dribbling
involuntary leakage of small amounts, as of urine from the urethra
Foley Catheter
a common type of indwelling urinary catheter
French
a measurement unit of the French scale, a system indicating the size of the outer diameter of a catheter or other tube or device, with each unit of the scale approximately equivalent to one third of a millimeter
Hematuria
blood in the urine
Hesitancy
difficulty starting urination
Incontinence
involuntary release of urine from the bladder or feces via the anus
Kidney
one of two bean-shaped organs located below the rib cage on either side of the spine that function to produce urine
Meatus
an opening, passage, or channel, as in urinary meatus
Medical ASepsis
infection-control practices aimed at reducing the number of organisms present and transmissible from a source; also called clean technique
Micturition
urination, the voluntary releasing of urine from the bladder
Nephron
the functional unit of the kidney
Nocturia
excessive or frequent urination at night or during the usual sleeping hours
Oliguria
scant urinary production or excretion; diminished urinary output compared with fluid intake
Patent
open or unobstructed
pH
a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, with a low pH indicating acidity and a high pH indicating alkalinity; a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions
Polyuria
excretion of abnormally large amounts of urine
Proteinuria
presence of protein (such as albumin) in the urine
REsidual
amount remaining or left behind, as in residual urine
REtention
accumulation within the body of something that is usually expelled, as in urinary retention
Sediment
material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
Specific Gravity
the weight or degree of concentration of a substance compared with that of an equal volume of another substance, most often, urine compared with distilled water
Suprapubic
above the symphysis pubis or pubic arch, as in a urinary catheter inserted through the abdominal wall above the symphysis pubis into the bladder
Surgical Asepsis
techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms, also called sterile technique
Ureter
a narrow tubular duct that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder
Urethra
a narrow tube through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body
Urinalysis
a diagnostic examination of urine
Urinary Frequency
the need to urinate repeatedly and more often than usual
Urine
liquid waste material produced by the kidneys and excreted through the bladder
Void
urinate, release urine from the bladder voluntarily
