Bowel
dry hard stool that is very hard to pass. if left untreated it leads to this.
What is constipation and fecal impaction?
Excessive urination
What is polyuria
Blood in the urine
what is hematuria ?
shooting burning pain most often associated with nerves
What is neuropathic pain
this med is given in addition to pain med
What is an adjuvant?
Removing an impaction digitally could cause this in a patient that could result in a severe drop in pulse and blood pressure leading to cardiac arrest .
What is a vagal response?
this test can test urine for things like electrolytes, protein, glucose and osmolality
What is a urinalysis
name 3 reasons to use heat therapy on a patient
relax muscles, pain relief, support healing, reduce edema after swelling process has stopped, increase body temp
Factors that affect pain
Ethnic and cultural beliefs, Developmental stage, Individual values, Previous pain experiences, Personal support system, Emotions, Fatigue
the type of medication that makes you pee more
diuretic
Contraction of the smooth muscle that helps with defecation
What is peristalsis
painful burning urine is called?
What is dysuria?
Cold therapy causes what to happen to the blood vessels
vasoconstriction
patient had knee surgery 8 months ago. she has had pain on the inside of her knee since that time. This is an example of:
What is chronic deep somatic
Opioids are a controlled substance which is at risk for this
What is high abuse/addiction?
Assessment of the stool sample (5 )
Color, Amount, Consistency, Shape, Odor
pt complains of having to urinate frequently, and has a short duration to sustain the control of the flow. She feels like she "has to go right now and often cant make it to thebathroom
What is urge incontinence
the skin
Pain that cannot be relieved
you can this to your diet to soften stool.
What is fiber?
Absent bowels sounds, Active Bowel sounds, Hypoactive sounds, hyperactive sounds are defined as:
no gurgling for 5 minutes, 5-35 gurgles per minutes, less than 5 gurgles per minute, more than 35 gurgles per minute
Sneezing, coughing, laughing can increase intraabdominal muscle pressure to produce dribbling.
What is stress incontinences?
Stool guaiac testing is used to detect this.
What is hidden blood
patient has a 5 year history of diverticulitis (colon). she began to have pain 4 days ago in her lower abdomen. This is an example of:
What is acute visceral
Potentially fatal side effect of giving Morphine Sulfate
What is respiratory depression