Urinary incontinence Flashcards
1
Q
What usually causes stress incontinence
A
Weakness or disruption of pelvic floor muscles
2
Q
What leads to increased bladder pressure
A
Poor support sphincters with increase intra-abdominal pressure
3
Q
What are the risk factors of getting stress incont
A
Normal aging, child birth, surgical procedure
4
Q
What is urge incont
A
a strong urge to pee
5
Q
What causes the urge to pee
A
Involuntary bladder contractions during filling
6
Q
What might be some neurogenic examples of things that can cause urge incont
A
strokes
parkinsons disease
MS
7
Q
Whats the main difference between urge and stress incont
A
Stress is weakness of pelvic floor whereas urge is due to involutary contractions