Urine terminology
Painful or difficult urination
What is dysuria
The term for excessive urination
What is polyuria?
Hidden or concealed - is this case, old blood; suspected when stool changes from brown to dark or black
What is occult?
The color of stool if there is bleeding the upper GI track
What is black?
Large, hardened mass of stool interferes with defecation, making it impossible for the client to pass feces voluntarily.
What is a Fecal Impaction?
Urinating during the night
What is nocturia?
A decreased amount of urine output (less than 400 ml every 24 hours)
What is oliguria?
An opening
What is a stoma?
The color of stool if food is passing quickly through the GI track due to diarrhea (bile is not breaking down)
What is green?
Bowel resection, or removal of the large bowel
What is colectomy?
Another word for bedwetting
What is enuresis?
Urine that is left in the bladder after urination
What is residual urine?
Difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
The color of stool when there is excess fat due to malabsorption, causing a greasy four smelling stool
What is yellow?
Stool with an abnormally high fat content that floats on water
What is steatorrhea?
Stopping an activity and the urge to void
What is suppression?
The most common symptom of overactive bladder - the feeling of needing to void
What is urgency?
An artificial opening (stoma) created in the large intestine and brought to the surface of the abdomen to empty the bowel.
What is a colostomy?
The color of stool when there is bleeding in the lower GI tract
What is bright red?
Discharged fecal matter
What is defecation?
Blood in the urine
What is hematuria?
The increased production of urine
What is diuresis?
The action caused by muscle fibers in a tubular organ that propels contents through the organs in waves
What is peristalsis?
The color of stool when there is lack of bile
Tap Water, Soap Suds, Hypertonic Saline, and Mineral Oils.
What are types of Enemas?