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Patient is having trouble peeing. what steps can you do to help in this regard?
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run water in the background
run warm water on wrist peppermint odor in the air PRIVACY is what Marsha emphasized use bathroom, not a curtain ************************* |
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How do you collect urine speciman from a baby?
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a plastic collection bag with an adhessive ring around it for both sexes.
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Is a first catch in the catheter bag, can that be used for a U&A?
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yes, because its a closed system, and its sterile
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is a condom catheter a sterile technique?
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yes
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The creatinine urine test measures
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the amount of creatinine in urine.
A measurement of the serum creatinine level is used to evaluate kidney function. Urine creatinine levels can be used as a screening test to evaluate kidney function, or as part of the creatinine clearance test. |
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whens the best time to get a urine sample?
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in the AM, first thing AM
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what is random urine for?
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drug testing
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what is routine and random?
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same thing. a clean catch, that's it. clean the meatus, start peeing, catch it mid stream and don't get the last of stream b/c it drips off your body contaminating it
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what is a rotatin urine specimen?
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catch 1
catch 2 catch 3 then throw oldest away and continue like this |
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what is a double voided urine test?
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like a glucose tolerent test for keytones.
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how do you get a sterile urine specimen?
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using a straight catheter
needle in the foley |
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what is a urine culture and sensitivty test?
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common test to see if bacteria is present in pee. it has to grow for 72 hours.
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can you get a urine specimen from a bedpan
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no best done with a clean -voided specimen while using the toliet
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whats the best way to do this clean catch anyway?
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educate the patient and give him his privacy
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what about pregnant / women?
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how close are they to menses
blood in urine from menses or being pregnant will screw up urine test |
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urine pH runs around 4.6 - 8.0 average. what is this base or acid?
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this is acid which is what you want in a bladder! it kills bacteria. Old pee b/c base and therefore more prone to UTI. Smell urine. if it smells like baking soda, its base and prone to UTI.
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what is creatinie clearence test for?
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measures for endogenous creatinine, used for evaluating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) breakdown....headed for a UTI!
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if MD orders a residual urine, whats this about?
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you use a bladder scanner, 50 mL is a post void, to check for UTI I guess
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what are normal ranges in a urinalysis and tests for?
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pH
blood specific gravity WBCs |
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what is specific gravity?
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weight or concentration of stuff compared to equal amts of water. So this would measure this way the suspension of dissolved substances in the urine, determines client's fluid balance.
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what is renin?
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hormone made in kidneys. regulates blood flow in times of renal ischemia (decreased blood flow)
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what is oliugria?
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diminshed capacity to form urine
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what is dysuria?
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painful urination
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what is nocturia
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excessive night peeing
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what is residual urine?
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older people bladder can't retract all the way, pee is retained, causes UTIs
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what does color of urine mean?
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how concentrated urine is. Usually more concentrated in morning b/c of fluid defecits. it pales up as the day goes along
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what kind of thing can make urine red other than blood?
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eating rasberries, beets, rhubarb. Pyridium, a urinary analgesic makes pee orange. analgestic is for pain
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what does odor indicate in urine?
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more concentrated, the stronger the odor.
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what kind of thing can make urine red other than blood?
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eating rasberries, beets, rhubarb. Pyridium, a urinary analgesic makes pee orange. analgestic is for pain
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what does odor indicate in urine?
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more concentrated, the stronger the odor.
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