unit 9 - sisu cna

Dysuria

feel pain or a burning sensation when you pee (urinate).

laxative

It is a substance that promotes bowel movements.

Oliguria

low urine output (how much you pee). 

Anuria

no urine, or without urine. the most severe form of oliguria, which means that your kidneys aren't producing enough urine.

Edema

medical term for swelling caused by a collection of fluid in the spaces that surround the body's tissues and organs.

Edema can occur nearly anywhere in the body.

Hematuria

It is the presence of blood or blood cells in the urine.

Logrolling

maintain alignment of the spine while turning and moving the patient who has had spinal surgery or suspected or documented spinal injury.

Urinalysis

physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine.

It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through the urine.

Wound

Injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin

Hemiplegia

paralysis that affects only one side of your body.

This symptom is often a key indicator of severe or life-threatening conditions like a stroke, but can also happen with conditions and circumstances that aren't as dangerous

Constipation

A condition in which stool becomes hard, dry, and difficult to pass, and bowel movements don't happen very often.

Other symptoms may include painful bowel movements, and feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and sluggish.

Antihistamine

A type of drug that blocks the action of histamines, which can cause fever, itching, sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes.

Catheterization

Catheterization is a procedure used to drain the bladder and collect urine, through a flexible tube called a catheter.

Inflammatory

Having to do with inflammation (redness, swelling, pain, and a feeling of heat that helps protect tissues affected by injury or disease).