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NUR 252 SI worksheet Elimination - GU
Course: Human Pathophysiology (NUR 252)
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Elimination GU Worksheet
1. _______________________________ disorders of the urinary tract interfere with the flow of urine, dilate the urinary
system, increase the risk for infection, and compromise renal function. Increased bladder pressure
________________________ __________________________ ___________________ kidney
________________________ and infections.
a. Calculi
i. ________________________________ ___________ of minerals or protein; commonly
______________________ stones
ii. In the ___________________, _____________________, or _________________
iii. Due mainly to _________________________ and ___________________________
iv. Causes _______________ ____________ (painful radiation from flank to lower abdomen) and
possibly ___________________________ (blood in urine)
b. Neurogenic bladder
i. Bladder dysfunction due to
1. Hyperreflexia
a. Urge incontinence in which the bladder is so full it releases urine right then
b. Functional incontinence in which the patient is not able to get to the restroom
2. Areflexia/hypotonia
a. Stress incontinence in which urine lost during cough or sneeze
b. Overflow incontinence in which urine lost when bladder is too full
c. Anatomic problems
i. Uretheral stricture
ii. Prostate enlargement (acute inflammation, BPH, prostate cancer)
1. BPH
a. ________________________________ and ______-___________________
mass
2. Prostatic Cancer
a. _______________________________, ________, and _____________________
mass
3. Both BPH and prostate cancer may show ________________________________
________ levels
4. Leads to _______________________________, nocturia, _________ ___________ of
stream, ______________________________ stream, urgency,
_______________________________, feeling of ______________________
________________________, and overflow incontinence
2. Urinary Tract Infection
a. Often caused by ____ __________