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ATI Urinary Elimination Exam/25 Questions and Answers
ATI Urinary Elimination Exam/25 Questions and Answers
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ATI Urinary Elimination Exam/25Questions and Answers
Normal urine production of adults - -1,500 to 2,000 mL
-Temporary or permanent, a stoma for the drainage of urine - -urinary
diversions
-one or both ureters to the abdominal surface - -ureterostomy
-a tube from the renal pelvis to the abdominal surface - -nephorstomy
-Factors affecting normal urinary elimination - -age, pregnancy, diet,
psychosocial factors, pain, surgical procedures, medications
-Common diagnostic tests in urinary elimination - -bedside sonography
(bladder scanner, kidneys/ureters/bladder (KUB), Intravenous pyelogram
(IVP), renal scan, renal ultrasound, cystoscopy, urodynamic testing
-bladder control for children occurs at these ages - -4 to 5 years
-enlargement of the prostate after 40 years of age can leader to - -urinary
frequency, hesitance, retention, incontinence, and urinary tract infections
-six major types of urinary incontinence - -stress, urge, overflow, reflex,
functional, mixed, total
-The loss of small amounts of urine when laughing, sneezing, or lifting,
primarily due to weak pelvic muscles, urethra, or surrounding tissues - -
stress
-The inability to stop small amounts of urine flow long enough to reach the
bathroom due to an overactive detrusor muscle with increased bladder
pressure - -urge
-urinary retention from bladder over distention and frequent loss of small
amounts of urine due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired
detrusor muscle - -overflow
-the involuntary loss of a moderate amount of urine usually without warning
due to hyperreflexia of the detrusor muscle, usually from altered spinal cord
activity - -reflex
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