Elimination and Inflammatory Response

Flashcards on elimination, urinary and bowel systems, and the inflammatory response. Vocabulary style flashcards

Elimination

The process by which the body removes waste products, minerals, and electrolytes.

Urinary Elimination

The passage of blood through the kidney system to remove electrolytes and water that the body needs, and to eliminate waste.

Carcinogen

Cancerous matter.

Ateriatermia

A decrease in urination.

Dysuria

Painful urination.

Hematuria

Blood in the urine.

Valsalva maneuver

Holding one's breath and bearing down during a bowel movement.

Urinary Incontinence

Inability to control sphincters, leading to involuntary urination.

Urgency Incontinence

The sudden urge to urinate, making it difficult to reach the bathroom in time.

Fecal Incontinence

The inability to control bowel movements, leading to involuntary defecation.

Urinary Retention

The inability to completely empty the bladder, leading to an increase in bladder volume and distension.

Paleonephritis

A kidney infection.

Urinary retention

The external sphincter does not open for release of urine or there is a blockage.

BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)

Enlargement of the prostate gland.

Straight Catheter

Single use.

Foley Catheter

Has a balloon.

Neoplasms

Cancerous tumors.

Acute Inflammation

Short term inflammation.

Chronic Inflammation

Long term inflammation lasting six or more months.

Necrotic Tissue

Dead tissue.

Erythrocysis

Plaque buildup.

Primary Prevention

How to prevent getting something such as a car accident.

Secondary Prevention

Getting medical testing because cancer runs in your family.

Tertiary Prevention

Already having breast cancer and now need to eat healthy and do my treatment.

Bowel Prep

What they do when they have a colonoscopy or any procedures that requires them to clean out their bowls.

Colonoscopy

An examination of the colon using a flexible tube with a camera inserted through the rectum.

Fatty Liver

Scars on the liver.

Cirrhosis

Liver inflammation.