Urinary issues Flashcards
1
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What is incontinence?
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- involuntary leakage of urine in sufficient volumes or frequency so as to cause hygienic or social problems
2
Q
Prevalence of incontinence?
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- 5% (3%-34%) of community dwelling adults aged 65 or older
- 30% (15-50%) of acutely hosp. adults aged 65 or older
- 50% of homebound or nursing home adults aged 65 or older
- 3-25% of elderly w/ incontinence have severe incontinence
- costs over $16 billion/yr in US
- over $1 billion spent on adult absorbent products annually in US
3
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Clinical importance of incontinence?
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- common, especially in women (ratio 4:1 in ages less than 60, 2:1 in ages greater than 60)
- women 60 and older:
30-50% have any UI
6-14% have daily UI - common causes of institutionalization, social isolation, and decline in fxn
- increased risk of fractures
- often not mentioned to providers
- providers often ill prepared to deal w/ it
4
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hx questions to ask your pt that has incontinence?
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- do you ever lose your urine and get wet?
- how long have you had this problem?
- what caused it to begin?
- how often does it occur?
- how much urine leaks out?
- when does leakage occur?
- what precipitates the leakage?
- does it leak when you cough? Sneeze? strain? - stress
- do you feel the urge to urinate but the urine leaks out b/f you can get to the BR? - urge
- do you feel like your bladder doesn’t empty completely? incomplete bladder emptying
- Does it hurt to urinate?
- is there blood in urine?
- do you have trouble starting your urine stream?
- what have you done to tx the leakage?
- do you use pads to catch the leakage - if so, how many?
- fluids, meds, gyn/urologic surgeries, medical conditions: DM, MS, UTIs, radiation tx for gyn/urologic cancer
5
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Exam for incontinence?
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- women:
pelvic - atrophy, prolapse, masses, stress test, q tip test, rectal - sphincter tone, impaction - men:
genitalia, rectal: prostate, sphincter tone, impaction
6
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What transient causes need to ruled out?
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D: delirium I: infection A: atrophy P: pharm P: psych E: endocrine R: restricted mobility S: stool impaction
7
Q
Common drug causes of incontinence?
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- anticholinergics
- alpha agonists
- alpha antagonists
- diuretics (including caffeine)
- CCBs
- sedative hypnotics and any CNS depressants, including ETOH
8
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Lab tests for incontinence?
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reqd:
UA
urine C&S
useful: BUN, creatinine glucose Ca++ electrolytes
9
Q
How can incontinence affect the elderly?
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- decrease self esteem: isolation, depression
- can lead to infections, falls
10
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Behavioral approaches to incontinence?
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- reduce caffeine, liquids
- timed voiding: go often enough to avoid accidents
- bladder training: lengthen time b/t voids gradually
- prompted voiding: caregiver positively reinforces dryness, neutral response to wetness
11
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Tx for incontinence?
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- timed voiding, bladder training, prompted voiding
- biofeedback and electrical stimulation
- anticholinergics -
oxybutinin, tolterodine, imipramine, dicyclomine - PCPs can manage many cases of low PVR incontinence
- many cases of high PVR incontinence will reqr referral or more involved eval
12
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Prevalence of UTIs in the elderly?
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- community dwelling elders 25%
- long term care (LTCF) elders (chronically bacturemic) - male 25-50%, women 15-40%
- marked increase in men and women over the age of 65
13
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RFs for UTI in the elderly?
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- advanced age
- fecal incontinence/impaction
- neurogenic bladder
- vaginal atrophy/estrogen deficiency
- pelvic prolapse/cystocele
- insufficient fluid intake/dehydration
- indwelling foley catheter or instrument procedure
- BPH
- diabetes
14
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Causative agents - UTIs in the LTCF elderly?
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- E. coli around 30%
- proteus species (GI tract) - 30%
- staph, aureus, klebsiella, pseudomonas (gram negative), and enterococcus (gram positive) - 40%
15
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Asx bacteriuria prevalence?
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- occurs in 6-16% of women in the community
- 25-54% in women in nursing homes
- frequency half that amt in men
- w/ chronic catheter rates are higher (nearly 100% for indwelling cath)
