Diagnostics
Used to view the bladder and uretha
What is cystoscopy?
Caused by STD infections
What is urethritis?
Pain experienced with a kidney stone.
What is renal colic?
Total inability to pass urine
What is acute urinary retention?
The functional part of the kidney
What is the nephron?
IV contrast is used to view the kidneys, ureters, and bladder in Xrays.
What is an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)?
Caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, citrus, carbonated beverages
What are bladder irritants?
TURP
What is the gold standard treatment for BPH?
Better lighting, clothing alterations, and timed voiding
What are treatments for functional incontinence?
Secreted by the adrenal glands to signal the kidneys to reabsorb sodium and water
What is aldosterone?
Visualizes the blood flow through the kidney
What is a renal angiogram?
Frequency, urgency, nocturia, fever, chills, flank pain
What are upper urinary tract infection clinical manifestations?
Thiazide diuretics
What is a treatment for calcium oxalate kidney stones?
Containment devices and Botox
What are treatments for urge incontinence?
the inability to urinate
What is retention?
Contraindicated with hydronephrosis and uncontrolled hypertension.
What is a renal biopsy?
Instilled into the bladder to increase urinary pH
What is bicarbonate?
Androgen Deprivation
What is a treatment for prostate cancer?
Double voiding
What is patient education for urinary retention?
Pain along the urinary tract
What is renal colic?
Nursing responsibilities include checking pedal pulses after the procedure.
What is a renal angiogram?
Distinct areas of inflammation in the bladder with Interstitial Cystitis
What are Hunner lesions?
Bleeding/blood clots, bladder spasms, incontinence
What are post-op complications of a TURP?
Kegel exercises and injection of bulking agents
What are treatments for stress incontinence?
Fewer nephrons in the kidney, decreased elasticity in the bladder and urethra in women, and decreased size of the urethra due to an enlarged prostate in men
What are gerontologic changes to the GU system?