Urinary Elimination

Question 1

How old do children become potty trained?

Answer 1

2-3 years

Question 2

Who has a greater chance of fluid and electrolyte imbalance?

Answer 2

children and younger adults

Question 3

Diuretic

Answer 3

• can cause urine to be light yellow
• can cause urge incontinence
• get rid of excess body water

Question 4

Lovodopa

Answer 4

causes urine to be brown

Question 5

Symptoms of a UTI

Answer 5

pain, hesitancy, color change, puss, temperature

Question 6

How soon after a surgery should a patient void?

Answer 6

6-8 hrs

Question 7

Cholingeric

Answer 7

stimulate contraction of detrusor muscle to excrete urine

Question 8

Analgesic

Answer 8

suppress CNS; diminish effects of neural reflex

Question 9

What percentage of urine is water?

Answer 9

95-96%

Question 10

Polyuria

Answer 10

excessive urine

Question 11

Oliguria

Answer 11

less than 500 cc in 24 hours

Question 12

Nocturia

Answer 12

waking up at night to urinate

Question 13

How much intake/ output should you have a day

Answer 13

at least 1500mL

Question 14

Anuria

Answer 14

less than 50cc in 24 hours

Question 15

Reflex incontinence

Answer 15

emptying of bladder without sensation of need to void

Question 16

Micturition

Answer 16

the process of excreting urine

Question 17

Glycosuria

Answer 17

sugar in the urine

Question 18

Pyuria

Answer 18

pus in the urine

Question 19

Urge incontinence

Question 20

Anticoagulants color

Answer 20

red

Question 21

Diuretics color

Answer 21

pale yellow

Question 22

Pyridium color

Answer 22

orange

Question 23

Elavil color

Answer 23

green or blue

Question 24

Dysuria

Answer 24

painful/ difficulty urinating

Question 25

Hematuria

Answer 25

blood in the urine

Question 26

urgency

Answer 26

feeling of being able to delay the urge to void

Question 27

Frequency

Answer 27

void more often than usual

Question 28

Incontinence

Answer 28

involuntary loss of urine from bladder

Question 29

How to do a physical assessment of the kidneys?

Answer 29

check for costovertebral tenderness

Question 30

How to you do a physical assessment of the urinary bladder?

Answer 30

palpate/ percuss or bladder scan

Question 31

Why does urine have an ammonia smell?

Answer 31

it is old and has bacterial build up

Question 32

Where should urine be collected if a patient has an indwelling catherter?

Answer 32

from the catheter and not the receptacle

Question 33

What are diagnostic labs that can be done?

Answer 33

BUN and Creatinine

Question 34

Transient Incontinence

Answer 34

sudden; usually caused by illness/ temporary problem

Question 35

Stress Incontince

Answer 35

due to increase in intra abdominal pressure

Question 36

Urge Incontinence

Answer 36

due to abrupt/ strong desire to void

Question 37

Mixed incontinence

Answer 37

urge and stress incontinence

Question 38

Overflow incontinence

Answer 38

over distention and overflow of bladder

Question 39

Functional incontinence

Answer 39

caused by factors outside the urinary tract

Question 40

Total incontinence

Answer 40

continuous/ unpredictable loss of urine