| A | B |
|---|
| incontinence | Inability to control bladder or bowel |
| bladder retraining | assisting a patient to establish a voiding routine |
| clarity | how clear the urine is; transparent or cloudy |
| retention | inability to empty bladder completely of urine |
| SSE | soap suds enema |
| TWE | tap water enema |
| CCUA | Clean catch urinalysis, also called mid-stream |
| Crede maneuver | firm, gentle pressure to bladder to help empty it |
| Kegel exercises | tightening and releasing of pelvic floor muscles to increase sphincter tone |
| enema | introduction of solution into rectum to stimulate peristalsis |
| peristalsis | contractions of muscles of intestinal walls in wavelike motion to move food through digestive tract |
| feces | stool |
| flatus | intestinal gas |
| coffee-ground emesis | vomited substance that is dark and grainy, indicates bleeding in lower GI tract |
| proteinuria | protein in the urine |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| glucosuria | glucose in the urine |
| oliguria | less than 30 cc/hr urine output |
| anuria | no urine output |
| audible active bowel sounds | sounds heard every 5 to 20 seconds |
| 750 to 1000 | cc's of liquid typically used in an adult TWE or SSE |
| 12 to 18 | inches to raise enema bag during administration of enema |
| 5 to 10 | minutes to encourage a patient to try to hold enema |
| 240 | cc's in 1 cup |
| constipation | hard, dry stools |
