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Ulcer, Peptic (Duodenal or Gastric)

Fatigue r/t loss of blood, chronic illness

Ineffective Health Maintenance r/t lack of knowledge regarding health practices to prevent ulcer formation

Nausea r/t gastrointestinal irritation

Acute Pain r/t irritated mucosa from acid secretion

Risk for ineffective Gastrointestinal Perfusion: Risk factor: ulcer

See GI Bleed (Gastrointestinal Bleeding)

Ulcerative Colitis

See Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Child and Adult)

Ulcers, Stasis

See Stasis Ulcer

Unilateral Neglect of One Side of Body

Unilateral Neglect (See Unilateral Neglect, Section III)

Unsanitary Living Conditions

Impaired Home Maintenance r/t impaired cognitive or emotional functioning, lack of knowledge, insufficient finances

Risk for Allergy Response r/t to exposure to environmental contaminants

Urgency to Urinate

Urge urinary Incontinence (See Incontinence, urinary, urge, Section III)

Risk for urge urinary Incontinence (See Incontinence, urinary, urge, risk for, Section III)

Urinary Diversion

See Ileal Conduit

Urinary Elimination, Impaired

Impaired Urinary Elimination (See Urinary Elimination, impaired, Section III)

Urinary Incontinence

See Incontinence of Urine

Urinary Readiness

Readiness for enhanced Urinary Elimination (See Urinary Elimination, readiness for enhanced, Section III)

Urinary Retention

Urinary Retention (See Urinary Retention, Section III)

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

See UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

Urolithiasis

See Kidney Stone

Uterine Atony in Labor

See Dystocia

Uterine Atony in Postpartum

See Postpartum Hemorrhage

Uterine Bleeding

See Hemorrhage; Postpartum Hemorrhage; Shock, Hypovolemic

UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

Ineffective Health Maintenance r/t deficient knowledge regarding methods to treat and prevent UTIs

Acute Pain: dysuria r/t inflammatory process in bladder

Impaired Urinary Elimination: frequency r/t urinary tract infection

Risk for urge urinary Incontinence: Risk factor: hyperreflexia from cystitis

Risk for ineffective Renal Perfusion: Risk factor: infection