Male Incontinence Flashcards

1
Q

There are 4 types of male incontinence

A

Urge incontinence
Stress incontinence
Mixed incontinence
Postvoid dribbling

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2
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Urge incontinence is

A

involuntary leakage of urine with significant urgency

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3
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Urgency is

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the sudden and compelling desire to pass urine immediately (difficult to defer).

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4
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Stress incontinence is

A

involuntary leakage with exertion, sneezing, and/or

coughing.

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5
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Mixed incontinence is

A

involuntary leakage associated with both urgency and stress (exertion, sneezing, and/or coughing).

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6
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Postvoid dribbling is

A

the slow escape of urine retained in the urethra after the bladder has emptied.

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7
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The focus of therapy is to

A

improve the patient’s physical control of the flow of urine.

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8
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therapy is compounded by

A

life style modifications-> medical tx

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9
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Lifestyle modification measures include

A

weight loss and dietary changes and include bladder training, biofeedback, and pelvic floor muscle exercises.

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10
Q

The main pharmacologic agents available for urge incontinence are

A

antimuscarinic drugs: Oxybutynin

and beta-adrenergic agonists

Oxybutynin treats Overactive bladder.

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11
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For urge incontinence associated with BPH,

A

alpha blockers are used.

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12
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For stress incontinence that does not respond to measures, the next step in management is

A

duloxetine.

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