Urinary system

W. C. Hueper, Occupational and Environmental Cancers of the Urinary System, Yale University Press, New Haven, Coim., 1969, p. 216. 

These dragp are used with caution in patients with tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, hypotension, those with a tendency toward urinary retention, those with decreased liver or kidney function, and those with obstructive disease of the urinary system or gastrointestinal tract. The anticholinergic drugp are given with caution to the older adult. 

UNIT VIII Drugs That Affect the Gastrointestinal and Urinary Systems... 

This chapter discusses drug s used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) and certain miscellaneous drag > used to relieve the symptoms associated with an overactive bladder (involuntary contractions of the detrusor or bladder muscle). Structures of the urinary system that may be affected include the bladder (cystitis), prostate gland (prostatitis), the kidney, or the urethra (see Pig. 47-1). These drug s also help control the discomfort associated with irritation of the lower urinary tract mucosa caused by infection, trauma, surgery, and endoscopic procedures. 

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection caused by pathogenic microorganisms of one or more structures of the urinary tract. The most common structure affected is the bladder, with the urethra, prostate, and kidney also affected (see Pig. 47-1). Display 47-1 identifies the disorder most frequently associated with each of these structures within the urinary system. Clinical manifestations of a UTI of the bladder (cystitis) include urgency, frequency, burning and pain on urination, and pain caused by spasm in the region of the bladder and the suprapubic area. 

DISPLAY 47-1 Common Disorders Associated With the Urinary System... 

FIgure47-1. Thenormal urinary system, male and female. (Source Wynsbergke, D., Noback, C Carol a, R [1995]. Human anatomy physiology [3rd ed., p. 889]. New York McGraw-Hill.)... 

When die miscellaneous drugs are administered, die nurse documents die symptoms the patient is experiencing to provide a baseline for future assessment. The nurse assesses for and documents pain, urinary frequency, bladder distension, or other symptoms associated widi die urinary system... 

UNIT VIII DRUGSTHAT AFFECT THE GASTROINTESTINAL AND URINARY SYSTEM... 

Unit VIII lias been expanded to cover drugs that affect both the gastrointestinal and urinary systems. The unit consists of three chapters uretics, urinary anti-infectives and miscellaneous urinary drugp, and drag s that affect the gastrointestinal system. 

Nephrolithiasis A condition marked by the presence of renal calculi (stones) in the kidney or urinary system. 

Diuretic. Elder enhances kidney activity and helps to clear heat or infection through the urinary system. Parts used flowers, berries, inner bark, leaves. 

Reproductive disorders Endometrial disorder Leukorrhea Uterine disorder Uterovaginal prolapse Vaginal discomfort Urinary system disorders Micturition frequency Urinary incontinence Gastrointestinal disorders Abdominal pain Constipation... 

Oliguria Clinical manifestation of the urinary system consisting of a decrease in the amount of urine secreted. [NIH]... 

The kidneys - a pair of organs in the lower back region, just below the ribs - are part of the urinary system, the main function of which... 

The urinary system is responsible for eliminating soluble waste products which are separated from the blood by the... 

Cefepime is used for bacterial infections caused by microorganisms that are sensitive to drugs in septicemia, bacteriemia, complicated infections of the upper and lower sections of the urinary system, pneumonia, pulmonary abscesses, emphysema of the pleura, fever in patients with neutropenia, and infected skin and soft tissue wounds. Synonyms of this drug are maxipime, cepim, cepimex, and others. 

Urinary system disorders Initiation of neuraxial opiate analgesia is frequently associated with disturbances of micturition, especially in males with prostatic enlargement. 

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