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pathophys lecture 11 part 2

Terms in this set (20)

urge, stress, mixed, overflow, neurogenic bladder
types of incontinence
urge incontinence
most common found in older women
stress incontinence
over active bladder;
urine lost with increasing intra-abdominal pressure;
pregnancy is a cause of this due to weakening of pelvic muscles
overflow incontinence
caused by obstruction of urethra, due to enlarged prostate or prolapsed uterus
neurogenic bladder
describes voiding disorders in which the cause is a disruption of nervous communication governing micturition;
bladder functions in a reflex situation; loss of denervation
enuresis
inappropriate bed-wetting
vesicoureteral reflux
reflux of urine from the bladder to the ureter to the renal pelvis;
caused by incompetence of valvular mechanism at the ureter-bladder junction;
usually resolves as child grows
ureteropelvic junction obstruction
blockage of urine flow from renal pelvis at entry point of one or both ureters;
surgical intervention is the usual treatment
pyeloplasty
surgical intervention necessary for ureteropelvic junction obstruction
ureterocele
congenital cystic dilation of the distal end of the ureter
bladder cancer
4th most common cancer in men; 8th most common cancer in women;
95% arising from transitional cells lining the the urinary tract
smoking
greatest risk for developing bladder cancer
hematuria
bladder cancer primarily manifests as _____
urethritis
inflammation of the urethra; pain, burning, urinary incontinence may occur
cystitis
inflammation of the bladder lining;
may result from bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infections, chemical irritants, foreign bodies-stones- or trauma
cystitis
symptoms of this lower urinary disorder include: sudden/acute onset of frequency, urgency, dysuria, and pain-often in the suprapubic area
interstitial cystitis
chronic condition consisting of bladder pain, urgency, frequency, and nocturia
frequency, urgency,dysuria, suprapubic pain, cloudy urine
manifestations of cystitis:
ureterolithiasis
calculi of the ureters that usually arise from the kidneys;
stones create ureter colic as the move inducing significant pain
bladder urolithiasis
formation of stones in the bladder that typically arise from the kidneys or the ureters;
if stones form in bladder this is due to urinary statis
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