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Bladder
This stores urine in the body.
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Urine Pregnancy Test
You would order this lab test for a female of child-bearing age.
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Urinary 1: Bladder Infection
The following is prevention Patient Education for which urinary Assessment: "Urinate as soon as you feel the need. Do not hold urine in your bladder for a long time. Try to drink 6-8 glasses of water or other liquid every day. For women: Wipe from front to back after urinating or having a bowel movement."
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Bladder Infection (Urinary 1)
You would make this CHAM Assessment for a patient presenting with need to urinate often, pain with urination, no fever, no CVA tenderness, and mild tenderness above the pubic bone.
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Females
Shorter urethra
Who is more likely to get urinary tract infections due to anatomy?
Bonus: Why? |
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Kidneys
These filter waste and extra fluid from the blood.
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Urine dipstick
The results of this test can help us make an assessment of Urinary 1: Bladder Infection
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Urinary 4: Difficulty Urinating or Can NOT Urinate
The following is the Special Care instructions for which urinary Assessment: "Have patient try to urinate with the water faucet running, or sitting in a tub of warm water" is the Special Care instructions for which urinary assessment?
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Urinary Problem, Possible Kidney Stone (Urinary 3)
You would make this CHAM Assessment for a patient presenting with blood in urine, and has history of blood in urine and passing "gravel", intermittent back pain on one side that radiates to groin, no fever.
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Can progress to kidney infection
What can be a serious complication of an untreated bladder infection?
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Ureters
These tubes drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia tests
You would order these lab tests if a male presents with discharge or pain with urinating.
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Urinary 4: Enlarged Prostate
The following is Patient Education for which urinary Assessment: "[This problem] can cause difficulty starting urine stream. A weak urine stream. Difficulty emptying bladder completely. The need to urinate more often than usual. Need to get up more often at night to urinate."
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Kidney Infection (Urinary 2)
You would make this CHAM Assessment for a patient presenting with fever, back pain on one side, nausea and vomiting, and pain with urinating.
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Dehydration, certain diets, or may run in families.
These are the causes of kidney stones. The answer can be found in the patient education section of the CHAM plan for this problem.
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Urethra
This muscular tube drains urine from bladder to outside the body.
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Urine Sample for culture
Because of possible antibiotic resistance your doctor may instruct you to perform this Additional Care for Urinary 1: Bladder Infection
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Urinary Catheter to Drain Urine
A doctor my instruct you to perform this Special Care procedure for a patient with Difficulty Urinating.
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Can Not Control Urination (Urinary 5)
You would make this CHAM Assessment for a patient presenting with no urinary pain or fever. Urine leaks when coughing, laughing, or sneezing.
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Prostate surgery, pregnancy, weak pelvic floor muscles, UTI, obesity...
List one cause of urinary incontinence.
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C) both
The urinary system can:
A) control fluid levels in the body B) regulate blood pressure C) both D) neither |
polyuria (urinating a lot) can be symptom of diabetes
Why is checking a blood sugar lab test part of a urinary problem?
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Urinary 5: Can NOT Control Urination > Patient Education > Special Exercises in Pregnancy, Kegel's Exercises
Kegel's Exercise instructions are given as Patient Education for a patient who Can NOT Control Urination. Find in your CHAM the patient education for Kegel's Exercises
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Difficulty Urinating or Can Not Urinate (Urinary 4)
You would make this CHAM Assessment for a patient presenting with need to urinate often, dribbling urinary stream, and difficulty starting urine flow.
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Enlarged prostate, surgery, unconscious patient, medication, nerve problem...
Bonus: Infection
List one cause of urinary retention.
Bonus: What is risk or complication or urinary retention? |