NUR 2206 Exam 1
- anabolism
Answer breaking down and trying to build up things
- catabolism
Answer breaking down of molecules to release energy
- defecation
Answer discharge of feces
- emesis
Answer vomiting
- enteral nutrition
Answer through feeding tube or mouth
- parental nutrition
Answer through IV
- flatulence
Answer gas in the stomach or intestines
- hematocrit
Answer 1 / 4
measure red blood cells
- nasogastric tube
Answer feeding tube through nose to stomach
10. NPO
Answer nothing by mouth
- intravenous nutrition
Answer nutrition through an IV
- PEG tube
Answer goes directly into stomach, longer term placement
- stool
Answer feces
- polyuria
Answer more pee than normal
- oliguria
Answer less than 400 mL of urine a day
- neurogenic bladder
Answer injury to CNS, nerves to bladder are damaged 2 / 4
- usually retaining urine and have to straight catheter urine
- usually in strokes
- nocturia
Answer waking up at night a lot to urinate
- dysuria
Answer painful urination
- anuria
Answer less than 50 mL of urine
- kidneys are not working and cannot filter out urine
- medical asepsis/clean technique
Answer aimed at controlling the amount of microbes
- contaminated
Answer introduction of pathogens or infectious agents into or on normal- ly clean or sterile objects, places, or surfaces
- dehiscence
Answer a partial or total separation of previously approximated wound edges, due to a failure of proper wound healing
- evisceration
Answer bowel contents protruding through the abdominal wall 3 / 4
- infection
Answer invasion and growth of a microorganism within the body
- inflammation
Answer body releases chemicals that trigger an immune response to fight off infection or heal damaged tissue
- pathogen
Answer organism that causes a disease to its host
- phagocytosis
Answer a 3-stage process by which phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages) engulf and destroy microorganisms, other foreign anti- gens, and cell debris
- purulent
Answer pus
- sanguineous
Answer bloody drainage
- serosanguineous
Answer contains or relates to both blood and the liquid part of blood (serum)
- serous
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