Bowel and Bladder Elimination

Question 1

Melena

Answer 1

upper GI tract bleeding

Question 2

Bloody Red Stool

Answer 2

lower GI tract bleeding

Question 3

Dark stool

Answer 3

can be due to eating meat

Question 4

Light Stool

Answer 4

can be due to drinking milk

Question 5

How is odor of stool determined

Answer 5

pH, high pH means worse odor

Question 6

Order of auscultation and palpation of GI

Answer 6

RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ

Question 7

Fecal Impaction

Answer 7

hard stool stuck in rectum; sign is small amounts of watery poop coming out

Question 8

Fiber

Answer 8

can cause increased defecation

Question 9

Barium Enema

Answer 9

radiology, pt drinks barium and as liquid is moving ultrasound can see barium going through GI tract

Question 10

EGD

Answer 10

procedure where a scope goes through GI tract; can go to top part of small intestine; can diagnose ulcers

Question 11

Sigmoidoscopy and colonscopy

Answer 11

goes up intestines can diagnose chrons and IBS

Question 12

Stool Samples

Answer 12

checks for what is in stool

Question 13

FOBT

Answer 13

tests for blood in stool

Question 14

BRAT Diet

Answer 14

Banannas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast

Question 15

Stool Softeners

Answer 15

Colace

Question 16

Osmotic

Answer 16

bring H2O into intestines; dulcolax (can cause cramping)

Question 17

Magnesium Citrate

Answer 17

brings H2O into intestines, saline stimulant; use caution in pts with renal issues

Question 18

Fleet

Answer 18

fastest result enema

Question 19

Lubricant

Answer 19

mineral oils, lubes intestine walls and softens stool

Question 20

Bulking

Answer 20

causes stool to absorb H2O and increases stool weight making intestines big and increasing peristalsis

Question 21

Cleansing Enema

Answer 21

cleaning

Question 22

Hypotonic Enema

Answer 22

tap water, distends intestine, large amount takes 15 min to work

Question 23

Isotonic Enema

Answer 23

saline solution distends intestine, large amount takes 15 min to work

Question 24

Hypertonic Enema

Answer 24

smaller volume, draw fluid out of intestinal space into intestine; takes 5-10 min to work

Question 25

Soapsuds Enema

Answer 25

Irritates intestinal system stimulating peristalsis; takes 10-15 min to work

Question 26

Retention Enema

Answer 26

retained in bowel for long amount of time

Question 27

Return Flow enema

Answer 27

someone with gas, small volume of fluid in intestine, then drawn back out

Question 28

Illeostomy

Answer 28

allows waste to come from ileum: liquid form

Question 29

Colostomy

Answer 29

allows waste of colon to be excreted; more formed feces

Question 30

Permanent Colostomy

Answer 30

allows pt. intestines to repair themselves; usually from severe trauma

Question 31

Double Barrel Colostomy

Answer 31

2 stomas next to eachother one for feces and one for mucus

Question 32

Loop Colostomy

Answer 32

keeps stoma stable and open

Question 33

Fecal Drainage Device

Answer 33

folley for rectum

Question 34

Cytoscope

Answer 34

scope that is put in uretha and goes to bladder; can diagnose UTI and prostate issues

Question 35

Pyelogram

Answer 35

administer contrast via IV and pt is watched by radiography

Question 36

BUN and Creatine

Answer 36

measure amount of waste products in blood

Question 37

Normal pH of urine

Answer 37

4.5-8; becomes alkaline when sitting out

Question 38

Specific Gravity

Answer 38

1.015-1.025; more concentrated= higher specific gravity

Question 39

Glucose and Ketones

Answer 39

should not be detected in urine; can be sign of diabetes

Question 40

Bilirubin

Answer 40

RBC breakdown, con indicate liver disease if present in urine

Question 41

Culture and Sensitivity

Answer 41

finds bacteria and what med would work best to treat it

Question 42

Clean Catch

Answer 42

pt starts voiding --> stops --> voids into specimen cup --> stop --> void rest into toilet

Question 43

24 hour urine

Answer 43

pt voids and discard 1st one, but collect the rest for 24 hours; need doctor order

Question 44

Never take specimen from folley bag

Answer 44

Never take specimen from folley bag

Question 45

UTI

Answer 45

2nd most common infection, common in women, e. coli is most common cause

Question 46

Renal Calcui

Answer 46

kidney stones

Question 47

Acute Renal Failure

Answer 47

sudden stop of kidney function

Question 48

End-stage renal failure

Answer 48

long standing decrease in function of renal system

Question 49

Nephropathy

Answer 49

deterioration of kidney function

Question 50

Nephrotoxic

Answer 50

anything toxic to kidneys

Question 51

Anuria

Answer 51

no urine

Question 52

Oliguria

Answer 52

small amount of urine

Question 53

Dysuria

Answer 53

painful urination

Question 54

Polyuria

Answer 54

frequent urination

Question 55

Proteinuria

Answer 55

protein in urine

Question 56

Pyuria

Answer 56

pus in urine

Question 57

Urgency

Answer 57

feeling of having to go

Question 58

Enuresis

Answer 58

involuntary voiding

Question 59

Nocturia

Answer 59

frequently going at night time

Question 60

Nocturnal Enuresis

Answer 60

bed wetting, usually from UTI

Question 61

Crede's Maneuver

Answer 61

push on bladder to promote urination

Question 62

Indwelling Cath

Answer 62

folley

Question 63

Self Cath

Answer 63

cath themselves

Question 64

Supra Pubic Cath

Answer 64

cath is placed in pubic area when there is a problem with uretha

Question 65

Bladder Irrigation

Answer 65

ordered when debris is in bladder

Question 66

Ureterostomy

Answer 66

ureters directed through abdominal wall; pt wears external bag

Question 67

Ileal Conduit

Answer 67

ureters are surgically connected to part of small intestine and small intestine is brought to abdominal wall