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1
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Major Risk factors for Urological Disorders

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pelvic surgery
pregnancy
childbirth
menopause

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T/F Urinary incontinence is a result of an underlying medical condition?

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True

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T/F Urinary incontinence is underreported to medical practitioners?

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True

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4
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Six types of incontinence

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Urge
Stress
Overflow
Mixed
Neurogenic
Functional
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5
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Urge incontinence due to…

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an overactive bladder

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6
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Stress incontinence due to…

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poor closure of the bladder

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7
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overflow incontinence due to…

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poor bladder contraction or blockage of the urethra

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8
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mixed incontinence due to…

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involves features of different other types

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9
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neurogenic bladder is…

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over distention of bladder from lack of innervation

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10
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functional incontinence as a a result of…

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a CNS disorder

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General Risk factors for urinary incontinence

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increasing age
pregnancy
childbirth
obesity
diabetes
stroke
neurologic impairment
prostate disease and treatments
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11
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General Risk factors for urinary incontinence

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increasing age
pregnancy
childbirth
obesity
diabetes
stroke
neurologic impairment
prostate disease and treatments
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12
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Most common type of urinary incontinence

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stress incontinence in women

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13
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causes of stress incontinence

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loss of muscle support in the pelvic floor
menopause
multi births
aging of musculature
immobility
abdominal surgery
pelvic surgery
low estrogen
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14
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Urge incontinence is also called ___ ____ and mainly caused by

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overactive bladder, detrusor muscle over activity. Exact mechanism is unclear

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15
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what incontinence results from overdistention and urinary retention?

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overflow incontinence

16
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bladder muscle that loses strength and elasticity

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detrusor muscle

17
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most frequent cause of overflow incontinence in men

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

18
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Neurogenic bladder is associated with…

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spinal cord disorders that cause peripheral nerve weakness, and sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve dysfunction

19
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What happens with a neurogenic bladder

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the spinal cord nerves are insensitive to to bladder filling and muscles cannot contract to release the urine

20
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Functional incontinence is… because of…

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the inability to hold urine because of prolonged immobility, CNS lesions such as stroke, and delirium or psych orders such as dementia

NRS 233 Patho 2 (3 decks)

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