Urinary (DSCC)
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- Urgency
- the sudden, almost uncontrollable, need to urinate
- Dysuria
- painful, burning urination
- Cystitis
- an inflammatory condition of the urinary bladder or ureters characterized by pain, urgency, and frequency of urination and hematuria
- Pyelonephritis
- a diffuse pyogenic infection of the pelvis and parenchyma of the kidneys
- Frequency
- abnormal repetition of voiding
- Pyuria
- the presence of an excessive number of WBCs in the urine
- Proteinuria
- the presence of abnormally large quantities of protein in the urine
- Bacteriuria
- the presence of bacteria in the urine
- Urosepsis
- condition in which bacteria has spred from the urinary tract into the blood
- Glycosuria
- abnormal presence of sugar, especially glucose, in the urine
- Enuresis
- incontinence of urine, especially nocturnal bed-wetting
- Polyuria
- production of abnormally large amounts of urine
- Oliguria
- a diminished capacity to form and pass urine
- Anuria
- the absence of urine production or a urinary output of less than 100mL per day
- Nocturia
- excessive urination at night
- Hematuria
- abnormal presence of blood in the urine
- Residual Urine
- urine that remains in the bladder after urination
- Urinary Retention
- state in which an individual experiences incomplete emptying of the bladder
- Urinary Incontinence
- inability to control urination
- Urinary Overflow
- a condition that occurs when a bladder is extremely distended with urine and the patient voids or leaks only a small amount of it
- Total Incontinence
- state in which an individual experiences a continuous & unpredictable loss of urine
- Stress Incontinence
- state in which an individual experiences a loss of urine of less than 50ml occuring with increased abdominal pressure, such as experienced during coughing, sneezing, or laughing
- Reflex Incontinence
- state in which an individual experiences an involuntary loss of urine occuring at somewhat predictable intervals when a specific bladder volume is reached
- Urethritis
- inflammation of the urethra
- Prostatitis
- acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland
- Functional Incontinence
- state in which a normally continent individual is unable to reach the toilet in time to avoid unintentional loss of urine
- Urinary Diversions
- surgical rerouting of urine from the kidneys to a site other than the bladder
- Urinary Analgesic
- pyridium & urogesic
- Urinary Stimulants
- urecholine, duvoid, & urabeth
- Urinary Antispasmodics
- urispas, ditropan, & probanthine
- Diuresis
- increased urine formation
- Ketonuria
- ketones in the urine
- Micturition
- act of voiding
- Nephron
- functional unit of the kidney that forms urine
- Nephrostomy
- surgical procedure in which a flank incision is made so that a catheter can be inserted into the kidney pelvis to drain the kidney
- Renal Calculi
- kidney stone
- Uremic Syndrome
- the spectrum of symptoms accompanying uremia
- Urinalysis
- a physical, chemical, or microscopic examination of urine
- Nocturnal Enuresis
- involuntary urination during the night