Chapter 48 Med Terms

Question 1

The failure of the kidneys to produce urine, resulting in a total lack of urination or output of less than 100 mL/day in an adult.

Answer 1

Anuria

Question 2

Client postpones voiding, resists or inhibits the sensation of urgency, and voids according to a timetable rather than according to the urge to void.

Answer 2

Bladder Retaining

Question 3

A measure of blood level of urea, the end product of protein metabolism.

Answer 3

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

Question 4

A urinary tract infection that occurs while an indwelling catheter is in place or within 48 hrs of its removal.

Answer 4

CAUTI

Question 5

A test that uses 24 hour urine and serum creatinine levels to determine the glomerular filtration rate.

Answer 5

Creatinine Clearance

Question 6

Manual exertion of pressure on the bladder to force urine out.

Answer 6

Crede’s Maneuver

Question 7

The smooth muscle layers of the bladder.

Answer 7

Detrusor Muscle

Question 8

The technique by which blood is filtered for the removal of body wastes and excess fluid

Answer 8

Dialysis

Question 9

The production of large amounts of urine by the kidneys without an increased fluid intake; also known as polyuria.

Answer 9

Diuresis

Question 10

Agents that increase urine secretion.

Answer 10

Diuretics

Question 11

Painful or difficult voiding.

Answer 11

Dysuria

Question 12

Bed- wetting; involuntary passing of urine in children after bladder control is achieved.

Answer 12

Enuresis

Question 13

Weak or lax.

Answer 13

Flaccid

Question 14

A tuft of capillaries in the kidney surrounded by Bowman’s capsule.

Answer 14

Glomerulus

Question 15

Attempts to keep clients dry by having them void at regular intervals; also known as timed voiding or scheduled toileting.

Answer 15

Habit Training

Question 16

Urinary diversion in which the client must wear an external pouch over the stoma to collect the continuous flow of urine.

Answer 16

Ileal Conduit

Question 17

A flushing or washing out with a specified solution; administration of a solution to wash out the conjunctival sac to remove secretions or foreign bodies or to remove chemicals that may injure the eye.

Answer 17

Irrigation

Question 18

The external opening from the urethra to the surface of the body.

Answer 18

Meatus

Question 19

Diversion of urine from a kidney to a stoma.

Answer 19

Nephrostomy

Question 20

Interference with the normal mechanisms of urine elimination in which the client does not receive bladder fullness and is unable to control the urinary sphincters; the result of impaired neurologic function.

Answer 20

Neurogenic Bladder

Question 21

Voiding two or more times at night.

Answer 21

Nocturia

Question 22

Involuntary urination at night.

Answer 22

Nocturnal Enuresis

Question 23

The need for older adults to arise during the night to urinate.

Answer 23

Nocturnal Frequency

Question 24

Production of abnormally small amounts of urine by the kidney

Answer 24

Oliguria

Question 25

Excessive thirst.

Answer 25

Polydipsia

Question 26

Urine remaining in the bladder following voiding.

Answer 26

Postvoid Residual (PVR)

Question 27

Backward flow.

Answer 27

Reflux

Question 28

An indwelling catheter that has been surgically placed in the bladder through the abdominal wall, either with or without a urethrally placed catheter.

Answer 28

Suprapubic Catheter

Question 29

A triangular area at the base of the bladder marked by the ureter openings at the posterior corners and the opening of the urethra at the anterior corner.

Answer 29

Trigone

Question 30

Type of urinary diversion that involves surgery of the ureters.

Answer 30

Ureterostomy

Question 31

The feeling that one must urinate.

Answer 31

Urgency

Question 32

The need to urinate often.

Answer 32

Urinary Frequency

Question 33

A delay and difficulty in initiating voiding; often associated with dysuria.

Answer 33

Urinary Hesitancy

Question 34

A temporary or permanent inability of the external sphincter muscles to control the flow of urine from the bladder.

Answer 34

Urinary Incontinence (UI)

Question 35

The accumulation of urine in the bladder and inability of the bladder to empty itself.

Answer 35

Urinary Retention

Question 36

The process of emptying the bladder; also called Micturition or Voiding.

Answer 36

Urination

Question 37

Surgical production of an opening into the bladder.

Answer 37

Vesicostomy

Question 38

Urinating

Answer 38

Voiding