2.10 Bladder & Bowel Flashcards
3 types of neurogenic bladder/bowel
Uninhibited, reflexic, areflexic
Uninhibited bladder symptoms
Sensation but no control, urgency, frequency
Uninhibited bladder treatment
Timed voiding
Reflexic bladder causes
Upper motor neuron damage (SCI above T12)
Reflexic bladder symptoms
Intact bulbocavernosus reflex, incomplete emptying, unable to sense fullness
Reflexic bladder treatment
Intermittent cath, suprapubic triggers
Areflexic bladder causes
Lower motor neuron damage (below T12)
Areflexic bladder symptoms
Flaccid/atonic, incontinence due to overflow
Areflexic bladder treatment
Intermittent cath, Crede or Valsalva
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (D)
Delirium
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (I)
Infection
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (A)
Atrophic urethritis or vaginitis
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (P&P)
Pharmacology
Psychological disorders
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (E)
Endocrine disorders
DIAPPERS causes of incontinence (R)
Restricted mobility