Urinary Diagnostics
This test uses sound waves to assess bladder distention due to urine retention
What is a bladder scan?
Test that uses stool to detect hidden blood
What is the fecal occult blood test (FOBT)?
Painful urination
What is dysuria?
Can result from prolonged urinary retention.
What is hydronephrosis?
Bladder muscle relaxants for urgency
What are anticholinergics?
A sterile test for infection and kidney function
What is urinalysis?
A flexible scope used to view the sigmoid colon
What is flexible sigmoidoscopy?
Frequent bowel movements with watery stools
What is diarrhea?
May result from untreated fecal impaction
What is bowel obstruction?
Fluids and fiber used to treat bowel condition
What is constipation?
an invasive scope exam of the bladder?
What is cytoscopy?
X-ray of the colon with rectal barium instillation
What is barium enema?
Lower abdominal cramping with bloating
What is constipation?
The use of barium enema in large bowel obstruction can cause this
What is perforation?
Used to decompress the bladder when the client can't void
What is catheterization/ foley catether?
Imaging test using contrast dye to visualize the urinary tract
What is an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)?
Test for parasites in stool
What is stool O&P (ova an parasites)?
Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
What is urinary retention?
Common infection in catheterized clients
What is urinary tract infection (UTI)?
Solution used to irrigate the bladder after TURP
What is continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)?
This test will help healthcare provider to narrow precise antibiotic.
What is urine culture?
Noninvasive imaging test producing 3D view of the colon
What is CT colonography (Virtual colonoscopy)
Absence of urine or <100ml/day
What is anuria?
A severe condition caused by a ruptured diverticulum
What is peritonitis?
Procedure to visualize and remove stones in the bile duct
What is ERCP (Endoscopy Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography?