Types of incontinence

Question 1

What is Enuresis?

A. Loss of urine from pressure exerted on bladder
B. Sudden, intense urde to urinate
C. Increased detrusor muscle contractility without sensation to void
D. Involuntary urination by a child after 4-5 years of age

Answer 1

D. Involuntary urination by a child after 4-5 years of age

Question 2

What are the causes of enuresis?

A. Coughing, sneezing, laughing
B. psychological or structural
C. Trauma or damage to the nervous system

Answer 2

B. psychological or structural

Question 3

What is stress incontinence?

A. Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by involuntary loss of urine
B. Inability to empty the bladder, or retention
C. Damage to the nervous system
D. Loss of urine from pressure exerted on the bladder by coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising, or lifting heavy objects

Answer 3

D. Loss of urine from pressure exerted on the bladder by coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising, or lifting heavy objects

Question 4

What is overactive bladder?

A. Increased detrusor muscle contractility without sensation to void
B. Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of urine
C. Noturnal enuresis
D. Continuous leaking of urine/ periodic uncontrollable leaking of large volumes of urine

Answer 4

B. Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of urine

Question 5

What is detrusor hyperrelexia?

A.Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by involuntary loss of urine
B. Inability to empty the bladder, or retention
C. Increased detrusor muscle contractility without sensation to void
D. Loss of urine from pressure exerted on the bladder by coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising, or lifting heavy objects

Answer 5

C. Increased detrusor muscle contractility without sensation to void

Question 6

What is reflex incontinence?

A. Caused by trauma/ damage to the nervous system
B. Inability to empty the bladder, or retention
C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 6

A. Caused by trauma/ damage to the nervous system

Question 7

What is mixed incontinence?

A. Caused by trauma/ damage to the nervous system
B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence
C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 7

B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence

Question 8

What is overflow incontinence?

A. Inability to empty the bladder, OR retention
B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence
C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 8

A. Inability to empty the bladder, OR retention

Question 9

What is functional incontinence?

A. Inability to empty the bladder, OR retention
B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence
C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 9

C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time

Question 10

What is transient incontinence?

A. Inability to empty the bladder, OR retention
B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence
C. Occurs in older adults; impairment preventing toileting in time
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 10

D. Results from a temporary condition

Question 11

What is gross total incontinence?

A. Inability to empty the bladder, OR retention
B. Symptoms of more +1 type of urinary incontinence
C. continuous leaking of urine/ periodic uncontrollable leaking of large volumes of urine
D. Results from a temporary condition

Answer 11

C. continuous leaking of urine/ periodic uncontrollable leaking of large volumes of urine

Question 12

What is a complication of urinary incontinence?

Answer 12

Recurrent UTIs
- Urine is the perfect medium for bacteria