Acute Urinary Retention Flashcards
1
Q
Acute Urinary Retention Defined as
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‘painful inability to void with a palpable and percussible bladder’
2
Q
Main Risk Factor for Acute Urinary retention
A
BPO but can occur independently of BPO
3
Q
Immediate Treatment of Acute Urinary retention
A
Catheter
4
Q
If no Renal Failure in Acute Urinary Retention
A
Start Alpha Blocker Immediately
Remove Cather in 2 Days
5
Q
Residuals vary in Acute Urinary Retention from what to what
A
500ml to 1 litre
6
Q
For those with BPO acute urinary retention is triggered by
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Unrelated event eg constipation, alcohol, urological procedure or spontaneous eg BPO