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| Provision of nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract when the client cannot ingest, chew, or swallow food but can digest and absorb nutrients. |
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| parenteral nutrition (PN) |
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| Administration of nutrition into the vascular system. |
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| Coordinated, rhythmic, serial contractions of smooth muscle that force food through the digestive tract. |
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| Cessation of urine production. |
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| Introduction of a catheter into a body cavity or organ to inject or remove fluid. |
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| Inflammation of the urinary bladder characterized by pain, urgency, and frequency of urination. |
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| Increased formation and excretion of urine. |
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| Painful urination resulting from bacterial infection of the bladder and obstructive conditions of the urethra. |
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| Abnormal presence of blood in the urine. |
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| Surgical procedure in which an incision is made on the flank of the client so that a catheter can be inserted into the kidney pelvis for the purpose of drainage. |
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| Urination at night; can be a symptom of renal disease or may occur in persons who drink excessive amounts of fluids before bedtime |
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| Diminished capacity to form and pass urine. |
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| Excretion of an abnormally large volume of urine. |
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| Infection that spreads in the kidneys and causes flank pain, tenderness, low-grade fever, and chills. |
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| Symptom involving increased voiding |
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| Inability to control urination. |
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| Condition caused by bacteria in the urine that may lead to the spread of organisms into the bloodstream or kidneys. |
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| Round mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed. |
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| Used to soften the stool and promote peristalsis. |
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| Surgical formation of an opening of the colon onto the surface of the abdomen through which fecal matter is emptied. |
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| Passage of feces from the digestive tract through the rectum. |
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| Visualization of the interior of body organs and cavities with an endoscope. |
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| Procedure involving introduction of a solution into the rectum for cleansing or therapeutic purposes. |
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| Injury to the skin's surface caused by abrasion. |
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| Condition characterized by the accumulation of gas within the lumen of the intestines, causing the bowel wall to stretch and distend. |
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| Presence of large or hard fecal mass in the rectum or colon. |
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| Inability to control urination. |
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| Usually temporary paralysis of intestinal wall that may occur after abdominal surgery or peritoneal injury and that causes cessation of peristalsis; leads to abdominal distention and symptoms of obstruction. |
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| Any forced expiratory effort against a closed airway, as when an individual holds the breath and tightens the muscles in a concerted, strenuous effort to move a heavy object or to change positions in bed. |
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| Wound, ostomy, & continence nurse (WOCN) |
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| Certifiable clinical nursing specialty involving the treatment of patients with acute and chronic wounds, as well as ostomy patients, who have had some kind of bowel or bladder diversion. Expertise covers bladder and bowel control and associated skin care issues. |
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| sequential compression device |
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