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Week 13: Chp 63: Incontinence Flashcards

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Urinary Incontinence

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involuntary or uncontrolled loss of urine in any amount

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Micturition

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voiding/ urination

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Micturition cycle

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involves a complex interplay between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

  • Parasympathetic nervous system provides motor stimulation to the bladder and mediates bladder contraction
  • Sympathetic nerves mediate bladder storage by stimulating contractions in the bladder neck and proximal urethra, blocking urine flow
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If perceived as an appropriate time to void, what is voluntarily relaxed, allowing urine to flow into the urethra?

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external urethral sphincter

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What results in an areflexic (flaccid) bladder, resulting in retention with overflow?

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injuries or lesions at the level of S2 to S4 or below

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Types of Incontinence

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  • stress incontinence
  • urge incontinence
  • Overflow
  • Functional
  • reflex
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Stress Incontinence

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urine leakage occurs when abdominal pressure increases; laughing, coughing, lifting, or exercising
-causes/risk factors: common in women, childbirth (which causes stretching and relaxing of pelvic floor muscles, ligaments, and urethra), postmenopausal women, smoking, obesity)

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Urge Incontinence

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strong urge to urinate followed by uncontrolled leakage

-Causes/risk factors: exposure to bladder irritants such as caffeine, artificial sweeteners, or nicotine

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Overflow Incontinence

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frequent urination
-causes/risk factors: flaccid/enlarged bladder due to obstruction (e.g enlarged prostate), spinal cord injury, stroke, diabetes, neurological diseases

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Functional Incontinence

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patient is continent but environmental factors lead to loss of urine in inappropriate areas
-causes/risk factors: inability to get to the toilet or communicate the need to do so

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Reflex Incontinence

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bladder muscle contracts on its own, urethral sphincters exhibit varying control
-causes/risks: disorders that affect the nervous impulse for voiding such as multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, or stroke

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What is the first step in managing Urinary incontinence?

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a realization on the part of the patient that incontinence is not a normal part of the aging process and that it is often treatable and always manageable

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How to diagnose Incontinence

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starts with a thorough history; should include medical, urological, voiding, neurological, and reproductive history

  • be questioned as to management routines and patterns of incontinence and voiding characteristics
  • a voiding diary is useful
  • a physical should include a neurological assessment and examination of genitalia
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Laboratory Testing for Incontinence

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begins with urine culture and urinalysis, which may rule out infection and/or illness such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as factors
-blood test

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Blood Tests for incontinence

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associated with renal function
-BUN/Cr
>reveal the effects of bladder function on the upper urinary tracts

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Imaging studies

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  • plain x-rays or films of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder (KUB)
  • IV pyelogram
  • voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
  • Ultrasound
  • Urodynamic testing (uroflowmetry)
  • cystometrogram (CMG)
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IV pyelogram

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an x-ray of the renal system with IV contrast solution to facilitate imaging

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Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)

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uses contrast dye injected into the bladder to enable visualization of the voiding process

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Ultrasound

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provide useful information about the urinary tract without exposing the patient to radiation

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Urodynamic Studies; uroflowmetry

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measures the transport, storage, and elimination functions of the urinary tract
-uroflowmetry tests the urinary flow rate in millimeters per second

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Cystometrogram (CMG)

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assess the bladders filling and storage function

  • graphically represents bladder pressure compared with volume while the bladder is filled with liquid
  • often coupled with a sphincter electromyogram
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Primary goal of treatment

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to prevent or stop urinary leakage

-prevention or reduction of damage to the upper tracts or the kidneys, manifested by deteriorating renal function

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What if it is not possible to stop or prevent urinary leakage?

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containment with scrupulous skin care and odor control becomes the new objective

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Management of Incontinence is based on what?

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the type of incontinence and is done with medications, nonsurgical measures, or surgical measures if the medications or nonsurgical means have not worked

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Nonpharmacological and nonsurgical measures include?

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  • measures to strengthen the pelvic floor such as Kegel exercise
  • a Pessary
  • Clean Intermittent Catheterization
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Kegel exercises

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helps strengthen the pelvic floor

  • consists of contracting and relaxing the pubococcygeus muscles that form part of the pelvic floor in an effort to improve muscle tone
  • used for strengthening the external urinary sphincter, which is under voluntary control
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Pessary

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device that fits into the vagina to support the bladder in an attempt to control incontinence and support bladder emptying
-treatment that alters the angle of the structures that affect bladder and urethral pressure

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Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC)

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technique used to manage incontinence

  • involves the intermittent placement of a catheter through the urethra into the bladder
  • this is done to completely empty the bladder in an effort to prevent UTIs or kidney damage due to urinary retention
  • helps establish voiding patterns and may eliminate the frequent feelings of needing to void
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Medications used to treat Incontinence

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  • Anticholinergics
  • Topical Estrogen
  • Tricyclic Antidepressants
  • Alpha-adrenergic Blockers
  • Beta 3 adrenergic agonists
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Medications: Anticholinergics

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-Oxybutynin (Ditropan)
-tolterodine (Detrol)
-darifenacin (Enablex)
-trospium (Sanctura)
-salifenacin (Vesicare)
-fesoterodine (Toviaz)
>used to calm an overactive bladder
>anticholinergics block nervous stimulation from the parasympathetic nervous system to help relax and control bladder muscle contractions

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Medications: Topical Estrogen

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used in stress incontinence in peri and postmenopausal women to help restore tone in the urethra and vaginal areas

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Medications: Tricyclic Antidepressants

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Imipramine (Tofranil)
-used to treat mixed-urge and stress incontinence; decreases bladder contractility and has a antispasmodic effect on the bladder

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Medications: Alpha-adrenergic blockers

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-Tamsulosin (Flomax)
-alfuzosin (Uroxatral)
>used in issues of urge or overflow in men- useful in enlarged prostate issues
>promote urethral relaxation, relaxes bladder neck and muscle fibers in the prostate

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Mediations: Beta-3 adrenergic agonist

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Mirabegron (Myrbetrig)

>used to treat frequent and/or urgent uncontrolled urination; relaxes bladder muscles

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Surgical Management includes

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procedures that tighten the pelvic floor and provide support to the urethra

  • suburethral sling
  • augmentation cystoplasty
  • artificial urinary sphincter
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Suburethral sling

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used for stress incontinence
-several types of slings
-a bladder neck or pubovaginal sling with support at the bladder neck and proximal urethra
-midurethral sling with support at midurethral level
>prevent urethral descent and urine leakage during physical activity or stress when abdominal pressure increases

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Augmentation cystoplasty

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procedure to increase bladder capacity

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Artificial urinary sphincter

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severe stress incontinence after prostate cancer treatment in men can be treated with an artificial urinary sphincter

  • surgically implanted device; a cuff, balloon and pump, which supports the function of the urinary sphincter by restricting flow from the bladder via the saline filled cuff around the urethra
  • when appropriate to void, the man squeezes the pump located in the scrotum, allowing the saline to flow from the cuff into the balloon, releasing the pressure to allow urination
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Surgical and Nonsurgical measures for Stress Incontinence

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  • Nonsurgical: pelvic floor exercises (Kegel), Pessary (or pessaries)
  • Surgical: Suburethral sling, artificial urinary sphincter, collagen injection (periurethral) to strengthen the muscles around the urethra
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Surgical and Nonsurgical measures for Urge incontinence

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-Nonsurgical:
>eliminate bladder irritants such as nicotine or coffee
>prompted voiding-voiding at predetermined intervals
>fluid control; adequate intake without large volumes at one time, stop intake 2 hours before sleep
>clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) when antispasmodics are used in doses high enough to paralyze the detrusor muscle
>biofeedback
-Surgical:
>augmentation cystoplasty to increase bladder capacity

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Surgical and Nonsurgical measures for Overflow Incontinence

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(overflow is frequent urination)
-Nonsurgical: 
>CIC
>indwelling catheter
>double voiding- void and then wait 3-5 minutes and void again
>fluid control- adequate intake-spread out during waking hours- stopping 2 hours before bed
-Surgical:
>correction of underlying obstruction
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Surgical and Nonsurgical measures for Functional Incontinence

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  • Nonsurgical: nursing measures to alleviate functional aspects of leakage, such as timed toileting or mobility devices
  • Surgical: as indicated by concomitant causes of incontinence
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The patient with stress incontinence is prescribed Kegel exercises. The nurse tells the patient that Kegel exercises will help:
A. Strengthen the detrusor muscle
B. Strengthen the posterior urethral valves
C. Strengthen the internal sphincter
D. Strengthen the external sphincter

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D. strengthen the external sphincter

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Complications of Urinary Incontinence

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  • skin changes associated with exposure to a moist environment
  • poorly managed incontinence may also lead to renal disease secondary to retention and/ or incomplete emptying, which results in backflow of infected urine
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Assessment and analysis: Clinical manifestations vary depending on what?

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depending on the causative factors

  • some may have stress incontinence associated with physical activity due to sphincter incompetence
  • some have incontinence associated with urinary retention issues secondary to obstruction such as benign prostatic hypertrophy
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Nursing Diagnoses

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  • alteration in urinary elimination r/t lack of control
  • knowledge deficit r/t incontinence skin care and management
  • alteration in body image perception r/t incontinence or “wetting episodes”
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Nursing Assessments

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  • vital signs
  • assessment of what precipitates urinary incontinence
  • urinalysis
  • urine culture
  • voiding diary
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Assessment: Vital Signs

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increased temperature, rapid pulse, and decreased blood pressure may indicate infection with urinary retention as a possible etiological factor

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Assessment: Assessment of what precipitates urinary incontinence

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determining the cause, such as stress or urge incontinence, impacts treatment

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Assessment: Urinalysis

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WBC, nitrates, proteinuria, and hematuria may indiate infection

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Assessment: Urine culture

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a urine culture identifying specific bacteria identifies the presence of an infection and dictates anti-biotic treatment

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Assessment: Voiding diary

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determining incontinence patterns is essential to outlining management options

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Nursing Actions:

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-administer medications as ordered on the basis of incontinence assessment results
>anticholinergic/ antispasmodics
>tricyclic antidepressants
>alpha- adrenergic blocking agents
>Beta-3 adrenergic agonists
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Actions: administer anticholinergics/ antispasmodics

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blocks impulses from the parasympathetic nervous system to relax and control the bladder

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Actions: administer tricyclic antidepressants

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decreases bladder contractility and has an anti-spasmodic effect on the bladder

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Actions: Administer alpha-adrenergic blocking agents

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promote urethral relaxation; aid in issues of urinary retention

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Actions: Administer Topical Estrogen

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restore tone in urethra and vaginal area

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Actions: Administer Beta-3 Agonist

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relaxes bladder muscles

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Nurse Teachings

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  • medications
  • technique for CIC
  • voiding diary
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Teachings: Techniques for CIC

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clean intermittent catheterization is fairly easy but awkward procedure; adequate teaching with a return demonstration helps ensure effective technique at home

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A well-managed patient

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has been assessed for type of incontinence, and appropriate interventions have been implemented

  • incontinence has been resolved or managed through containment and skin barrier products, and the patient is able to carry out normal activities of daily living
  • patient is clean, odor-free with intact skin, and has a management plan in place that considers mobility, skin integrity, and maintenance of urological health

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