CNA: Chapter 17

a tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening

painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria)

the person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time

blood (hemat) in the urine (uria)

having more than one type of incontinence

frequent urination at night (noct)

scant amount (olig) of urine (uria); less than 500 mL in 24 hours

small amounts of urine leak from a bladder that is always full

abnormally large amounts (poly) of urine (uria)

the loss of urine at predictable intervals when the bladder is full

when urine leaks during exercise and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder

the loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to a toilet in time

voiding at frequent intervals

the involuntary loss or leakage of urine

the need to void at once

the process of emptying urine from the bladder; voiding