Urinary
Urinary
Urinary
• Pain
• Genitourinary pain is usually caused by distention of some
portion of the urinary tract because of obstructed urine flow or
inflammation and swelling of tissues.
• Severity of pain is related to the sudden onset rather than the
extent of distention.
Health History
• Changes in Voiding
• Voiding (micturition) is normally a function occurring
approximately eight times in a 24 hour period.
• The average person voids 1,200 to 1,500 mL of urine in 24 hours,
although this amount varies depending on fluid intake, sweating,
environmental temperature, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Health History
• Gastrointestinal Symptoms:
• Gastrointestinal symptoms may occur with urologic conditions
because of shared autonomic (involuntary) and sensory
innervation (stretching) and renointestinal reflexes. The anatomic
relation of the right kidney to the colon, duodenum, head of the
pancreas, common bile duct, liver, and gallbladder may cause
gastrointestinal disturbances.
Health History