Micturition Disorders Flashcards
What is the normal residual volume?
< 0.2 - 0.5 mL/kg
What normally occurs during the storage phase of micturition?
- SNS pathway causes increased urethral tone and relaxation of detrusor muscle to allow filling and prevent urination
What normally occurs during the voiding phase of micturition?
- PNS pathway causes Ach release from pelvic nerve to contract detrusor muscle and relax urethral sphincter to allow urination
What is the drug of choice for promoting voiding by increasing detrusor muscle activity?
Bethanechol
What is the drug of choice to increase the tone of the urethral sphincters and promote urinary storage and filling phase of micturition?
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) (Proin)
(to help with urinary leakage and incontinence)
What is the drug of choice to decrease the tone of the urethral sphincters and promote voiding and urination?
- Prazosin
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Tamsulosin
(Skeletal muscle relaxants like Diazepam IV, Aceprom and methocarbamol help too)
What clinical signs can be seen with an UMN bladder?
- Firm, distended bladder that is difficult to express
- CS of urinary retention!!
- History of IVDD, spinal trauma, neoplasia, FCE (lesions cranial to S1-S3)
What is the treatment protocol for a patient presenting with signs consistent with an UMN bladder?
- Reduce urethral tone with Prazosin or Phenoxybenzamine
- Stimulate bladder contractility with Bethanechol
- Treat underlying cause (ex: spinal cord lesion)
What is the treatment protocol for a patient presenting with signs consistent with an LMN bladder?
Increase urethral sphincter tone with Phenylpropanolamine (PPA / Proin)
What clinical signs can be seen with a LMN bladder?
- Flaccid bladder that is easily expressed
- Tail paralysis
- Loss of sensation to perineum
- Fecal incontinence
- Seen with lesions affecting S1-S3
What is detrusor urethral dyssynergy?
- Incoordination between detrusor muscle contraction and sphincter relaxation
- Results in an interruption in urine stream during peeing and incomplete voiding
What clinical signs can be seen with Detrusor urethral dyssynergy?
- Normal initiation of urination followed by a stop in urine stream
- Results in incomplete voiding followed by dribbling
- Seen in middle aged, large breed males
(Note: these patients have normal sacral reflexes and bladder tone, no nerve deficits)
How can Detrusor urethral dyssynergy be diagnosed?
- Measure residual urine volume!! Dyssynergy if > 20 mL/kg
- Presumptive diagnosis made based on interrupted urine pattern, large residual urine volume, and easy passage of catheter
What is the treatment plan for a dog with Detrusor urethral dyssynergy?
- Reduce urethral tone with Prazosin, Phenoxybenzamine, or Tamsulosin
What is USMI?
Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence