Urinary system

the week, she did some house chores and tried to cook. It seemed that the Comparison Point Decision (CPD) date was 05/26/2015, cessation of benefits related to substantial gainful activity (SGA). The diagnoses listed were “Other disorders of the urinary tract,” and “Affective/mood disorders.” The previous CPD date was 03/11/2002; the diagnoses were chronic pain and…

and routinely to detect any abnormalities that require follow up. Often, substances such us protein or glucose will begin to appear in the urine before people are aware that they may have a problem. It is used to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) and other disorders of the urinary tract. In those with acute or chronic conditions, such as kidney disease the urinalysis may be ordered at intervals as a rapid method to help monitor organ function, status, and response to…

Annotated Bibliography Source 1: Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease. (2010). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2-2. This journal article talks about the causes and treatment of feline lower urinary tract diseases. There is an entire section about bladder stones and the causes of it and treatment of it. Since the article is from a professional organization, it does take a didactic approach to explain causes of the infection. For specifically bladder stones, the article…

The main function of the prostate gland, found only in men, is to discharge fluid that nourishes and protects the sperm. During ejaculation, the prostate gland also helps to push out the seminal fluid into the urethra. This gland is almost the size of a walnut and is located in the front side of the rectum, and in the center of the penis and the bladder. This is the passage way for urine to leave the body. Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) is a disease where there is an unbalanced growth of…

Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common problem and about five percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for UTI. Approximately 40 percent of women and 12 percent of men will experience at least one symptomatic urinary tract infection during their lifetime. Symptoms of a urinary tract infection? UTIs can present with pain in your abdomen and pelvic area and may make you feel like emptying your bladder more often. You may even try to urinate…

Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs, effect many people at least once during their lifetime; however, UTIs primarily effect women. To begin, a Urinary Tract Infection is an infection of the urethra, bladder, or kidneys and can be caused by several different types of bacteria, by far the most common being Escherichia coli, or in other terms E. coli (Djordjevic). More times than not, the E. coli bacteria is able to get to the urethra from the anus through poor hygiene (Wexler), spreading through…

spinal cord injury (SCI). In 2008, there were 259,000 people living in the US with a SCI, with 12,000 new cases arising every year. Additionally, 2,000 babies with SB were born every year adding to the already existing patients. In contrast, the Neo-Urinary Conduit has a larger patient population because it targets the fifth most common cancer, bladder cancer. In 2008, there was an estimated 500,000 US patients who survived bladder cancer and 71,000 new cases every year. Taking only these…

Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infection commonly abbreviated as UTI refers to a urinary tract infection that affects the body organs involved in urine excretion. These include the urethra, the bladder, urethras, and the kidneys. UTI can affect any part of the urinary tract and generally, the higher up the infection, the more acute it is. The kidneys and the urethras make up the upper urinary while the bladder and the urethra makes up the lower urinary tract (Spoorenberg, et al., 2015).…

Fall risk assessment for Mr Tylor may include evaluation of fall history, medication, osteoporosis review, analysing patient’s gait, balance, mobility, home hazards, identify visual impairment, and urinary incontinence assessment. Patient’s history of fall at home has raised chances of future fall (Barker, 2014). So, documentation of Mr Tylor’s fall history is a significant indicator for fall prevention with adequate precautions. Fall Risk for Older…

develop a CAUTI during hospital stays (Kennedy et al., 2013). Unfortunately, there are approximately“One million catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) per year, associated with an additional cost of $676 per admission (or $2836 when complicated by bacteremia)” (Meddings et al., 2013, p.1). It is evident by the statistics presented, catheter-associated urinary tract infections remain a problem…