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| remove waste from the blood to make urine |
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| reservoir for urine until the urge to urinate develops |
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| transport urine from kidneys to bladder |
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| urine travels from the bladder and exits through the urethral meatus |
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| where the bladder sits in the body |
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| end-stage renal disease, irreversible damage to the kidney tissue |
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increase in the nitrogenous wastes in the blood
-can put a pt into a coma or cause conculsions |
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| renal replacement therapies |
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-dialysis
-organ transport |
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an accumulation of urine due to the inability of the bladder to empty
-void small amounts, but may never completely empty the bladder |
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result from catheterization or precedure;
bacteria infection, can cause bladder and kidney infection, women are more susceptible b/c urethra is shorter |
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involuntary leakage of urine;
can be caused by weak muscle tone |
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| diversion of urine to external source |
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| excessive output (corresponds with diabetes) |
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| decrease in urination; usually 400mL/24 hr |
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| kidneys completely stop producing urine |
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washing the blood
-can cause anemia and vitamin D deficiency |
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| frequent sensation of the need to void |
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| nursing assessment with urination |
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nature of the problem
s and s
onset and duration
severity
predisposing factors
effect on client |
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| difficulty initiating urination |
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| leakage of urine despite voluntary control of urination |
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| volume of urine remaining after voiding >100mL |
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| physical assessment: skin and mucosal membranes |
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| assess hydration, skin turger, urinary incontinence increases the risk for skin breakdown |
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| physical assessment: kidneys |
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| flank pain may occur with infection or inflammation |
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| physical assessment: urethral meatus |
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| observe for discharge, inflammation, and lesions |
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| avg output 30mL/hr or 240mL/8hr |
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norm: pale-straw to amber color
-concentrated urine changes urine color, chart urine color ie. yellow and clear
-more concentrated in the morning or with fluid volume defecites, as the person drinks more fluid the urine becomes less concentrated |
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transparent unless pathology is present
-stagnate urine becomes cloudy
-fresh voided urine in clients with renal disease will appear cloudy or foamy b/c of high protein concentrations |
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ammonia in nature, and in stagnant urine
-the more concentrated the urine, the stronger the odar
-sweet or fruity odor occurs from acetone or acetoacetic acid seen with diabetes mellitus or starvation |
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UA
specific gravity
culture
noninvasive exam
invasive exam |
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| norm: 4.6-8, an acid pH helps protect against bacterial growth, stagnant urine becomes alkaline |
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norm: 0 or up to 8 mg/100mL
protein in urine is common in renal disease |
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none
-diabetes patients have glucose in the urine commonly, ingestions of high concentrations of glucose causes some glucose present in healthy patients |
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none
-presence of ketones is common in poorly controlled diabetetes, due to breakdown of fatty acids
-also in dehydration, starvation, or excessive aspirin |
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a positive test for occult blood occurs when intact RBC, hemoglobin, or myoglobin is present
-menstruating women |
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norm: 1.0053-1.030
-measures concentration of particles in urine
-high indicates concentrated urine
-low indicates diluted urine |
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-norm: up to 2
-trauma, disease, or surgery |
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norm: 0-4 per low-power field
-greater numbers indicate UTI |
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| none, indication of infection |
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none
-cylindrical bodies whose shapes take on likeness of objects within the renal tubule
-increased presence indicates abnormal findings, and remal alterations |
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none
-result of food metabolism
-excess amount such as uric acid or calcium phosphate result in renal stone formation |
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