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15 Cards in this Set
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What are 6 ways to help a patient with urinary incontinence?
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bladder training, habit training, prompted voiding, Kegel exercises, external catheter
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What is the normal Ph of urine?
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4.5-8
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What 3 body systems have to function normally for proper urinary elimination?
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cardiovascular, nervous, urinary
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2 horomones that affect urine output
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ADH (anti-diuretic horomone), and aldosterone
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Each nephron has a ___________, a tuft of capillaries surrounded by the Bowman's capsule.
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glomerulus
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Kidneys are the primary regulators of _______ & _______ balance in the body
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fluid & acid-base
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lack of urine production
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anuria
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production of abnormally large amounts of urine
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polyuria
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excessive thirst (usually related to diabetes mellitus)
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polydipsia
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difficulty or painful urination
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dysuria
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The kidneys filter ____mL of fluid per minute
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1200 mL
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condition in which the kidneys almost stop producing urine altogether
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renal failure
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what do diuretics do?
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increase urine formation by preventing reabsorption from the tubules into the bloodstream
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normal volume of urine in an adult per void
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250-450 mL
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what are 3 things that should not be found in urine
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blood, glucose, ketones
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