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	Acute urinary retention - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Acute urinary retention
		Acute urinary retention is the sudden inability to urinate, causing pain and discomfort.
		Acute urinary retention: The acute retention of urine in the bladder, not being able to void.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /a/acute_urinary_retention/intro.htm (1031 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Urinary retention
		Urinary retention also known as ischuria is a lack of ability to urinate.
		Urinary retention is characterised by poor urinary stream with intermittance, straining, a sense of incomplete voiding and urgency.
		In acute urinary retention, urinary catheterization or suprapubic cystostomy instantly relieves the retention.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Urinary_retention (349 words)

	Your Urinary System
		Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract.
		Urinary retention is the abnormal holding of urine in the bladder.
		Acute urinary retention is the sudden inability to urinate, causing pain and discomfort.
	www.drrajmd.com /conditions/ut/your_urinary_system_and_how_it_w.htm (1926 words)

	DoctorGeorge.com - Your Family Doctor on the Web
		Urinary retention is the accumulation of the urine within the bladder because of the inability to urinate.
		Urinary retention frequently occurs in patients who undergo any surgical procedure in which general or spinal anesthesia is used.
		It is believed that urinary retention occurs as a result of catecholamine stimulation of alpha-adrenergic receptors in the smooth muscle of the bladder neck and urethra, which in turn increases bladder outlet tone and urethral resistance.
	www.doctorgeorge.com /article.php?sid=159&mode=thread&order=0 (171 words)

	Urinary Retention
		Urinary retention, or the inability to urinate, is quite often the result of some other problem that requires treatment.
		Urinary retention is often associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) though there have been cases where anticholinergics have also been suspected of creating this condition.
		Urinary retention can be suspected if the urinary stream is intermittent, you have to strain while urinating, there is a feeling of incompleteness after emptying the bladder, and often an urgency to urinate.
	www.bladderdir.com /UrinaryRetention (525 words)

	Urinary Retention: Voiding Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
		Urinary retention is incomplete emptying of the bladder or cessation of urination; it may be acute or chronic.
		Retention is most common among men, in whom prostate abnormalities or urethral strictures cause outlet obstruction.
		In either sex, retention may be due to drugs (particularly those with anticholinergic effects, including many OTC drugs), severe fecal impaction (which increases pressure on the bladder trigone), or neurogenic bladder in patients with diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or prior pelvic surgery resulting in bladder denervation.
	www.merck.com /mmpe/sec17/ch228/ch228c.html (217 words)

	Urinary Retention - Urinary Retention symptom, treatment, causes
		Urinary Retention is a medical term for the inability to pass urine due to blockage of outflow from the bladder, or disturbance of the nerves or muscles that control urination.
		Acute retention is an emergency needing urgent measures to empty the bladder followed by whatever is necessary to restore normal outflow from it.
		Chronic urinary retention may result from obstructions or nerve and muscle disorders that allowsmall amounts of urine to escape but retain morein the bladder, which becomes overdistended and can be seen and felt in the lower abdomen.
	www.health-care-clinic.com /family-health/u/urinary-retention.htm (364 words)

	Urologic Emergencies - Acute Urinary Retention - urologychannel
		Acute urinary retention (i.e., the sudden inability to urinate) is usually symptomatic of another condition that requires treatment.
		Acute urinary retention produces severe lower abdominal pain, a distended abdomen, and/or the sudden inability to pass urine.
		The underlying cause of urinary retention (e.g., kidney stones) must be diagnosed and treated as well.
	www.urologychannel.com /emergencies/acute.shtml (391 words)

	Detrol - Detrol Side Effects - Detrol Information - Canada Pharmacy - Drugs from Canada
		Urinary retention, gastric retention, uncontrolled narrow angle glaucoma, and known hypersensitivity to the drug or its ingredients.
		Patients at Risk of Urinary Retention and Gastric Retention: Tolterodine should be administered with caution to patients with clinically significant bladder outflow obstruction because of the risk of urinary retention and to patients with gastrointestinal obstructive disorders, such as pyloric stenosis, because of the risk of gastric retention (see Contraindications).
		Dry mouth, constipation, abnormal vision (accommodation abnormalities), urinary retention, and xerophthalmia are all expected side effects of antimuscarinic agents.
	www.rxcarecanada.com /Detrol.asp?prodid=0&drug=Detrol (1549 words)

	Vol 14 #3 - Acupuncture For The Treatment Of Chronic Postoperative Urinary Retention - Tony V. Lu, MD and Mary Pat ...
		In TCM, there are 6 major causes of the symptom of urinary retention or voiding difficulty.15 The appropriate diagnosis is made according to patient history and examination, with attention to the pulses and appearance of face and tongue according to usual practices.
		For transient postoperative urinary retention, acupuncture of the Kidney-Bladder Distinct Meridians, with focusing points GV 4, BL 23, and BL 28, has been recommended.11 However, the success rate of this treatment is not known.
		Only 2 studies of the use of acupuncture for urinary retention are available in the English-language literature, and they document an almost 100% success rate for this modality of treatment.
	www.medicalacupuncture.org /aama_marf/journal/vol14_3/case2.html (2206 words)

	BladderScan(R) - Clinical Studies
		"Postoperative Urinary Retention: Incidence and Predisposing Factors." Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 20 (September 1985): 197-201.
		* The incidence of postoperative urinary retention was 3.8%, or 4.7% in males and 2.9% in females.
		* The incidence of postoperative urinary retention did not seem to be affected by premedication, type of anaesthesia, nature of the liquid given and postoperative analgetics.
	www.dxu.com /clinical_Tammelaetal.htm (408 words)

	Acute urinary retention in men: an age old problem British Medical Journal - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Acute urinary retention refers to the sudden inability to pass urine.
		Secondly, acute urinary retention might result from an interruption of either the sensory innervation of the bladder wall or the motor supply of the bladder muscle.
		When bladder and sphincter pressures are measured in men with acute urinary retention the findings ate variable.[15] Men who on urodynamic testing were unable to contract their bladder required catheters for longer than men whose bladder motor function was preserved.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7188_318/ai_54514750 (816 words)

	AHRQ WebM&M: Case & Commentary
		The nurse administered terazosin (an alpha blocking agent for urinary obstruction), first the 2 mg initially ordered by the physician; the dose was later increased to 10 mg by the surgeon (the patient's pre-surgical dose).
		This scenario should have alerted the staff that the patient had a "failure to empty problem" (2), with a significant risk for urinary retention, especially since he was not taking his alpha blocker.
		The threat of urinary retention and having to wait hours in the emergency room in excruciating pain is also eliminated.
	www.webmm.ahrq.gov /case.aspx?caseID=138 (1922 words)

	Urinary Catheters
		The purpose of the article is to review the history, the indications for and methods of urinary catheterization, types of urinary catheters and ancillary devices used, and the adverse effects of the procedure.
		Urinary catheters are used for diagnosing pathology in the lower urinary tract, to monitor urine output, and to relieve urinary retention.
		Its use is based on the assumption that most urinary tract infections are due to an underlying structural or functional abnormality, which compromises host resistance to infection, rather than due to the introduction of bacteria into the urinary tract by the catheterization procedure.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijfp/vol3n2/urinary.xml (6369 words)

	Medical Policy SURG.00010 \| Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Retention and Sacral Nerve Stimulation
		The patient has experienced urinary retention for a minimum of 12 months duration that is not due to a neurologic condition and has resulted in significant disability (frequency and/or severity impacts ability to work or participate in activities outside of the home); and
		Urinary incontinence (UI) is the inability to hold urine in the bladder.
		Medications that have been proven to be effective for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence include anticholinergic agents (e.g., oxybutin, imipramine); alpha-adrenergic agents (e.g., pseudoephedrine, ephedrine); and estrogen replacement agents (e.g., conjugated estrogens); however, their utility may be limited by their side-effect profile.
	www.healthlink.com /provider/medpolicy/policies/SURG/urinary_incontinence.html (4998 words)

	Urinary retention in TutorGig Encyclopedia
		'Urinary retention' also known as 'ischuria' is a lack of ability to urinate.
		Urinary retention is characterised by poor urinary stream with intermittance, straining, a sense of incomplete voiding and urgency.
		In acute urinary retention, urinary catheterization or suprapubic catheterization instantly relieves the retention.
	www.tutorgig.com /ed/Urinary_retention (262 words)

	Urologic Emergencies - New Treatments, January 2, 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Acute urinary retention is characterized by a sudden inability to void.
		Benign prostatic hyperplasia is the most common cause of acute urinary retention in men over the age of 50.
		Retention is characterized by an inability to void and suprapubic discomfort.
	www.medical-library.org /journals2a/urologic_emergencies.htm (302 words)

	Ask an Expert: Female urinary retention after surgery
		Urinary retention is the failure to empty the bladder when it is full of urine.
		In a recent study which used ultrasound to measure the amount of urine in the bladder, the best predictor of urinary retention was the amount of urine in the bladder immediately after surgery.
		While anesthetic factors may have contributed to urinary retention, you can see that this is a not uncommon condition (16% in the study I've quoted), and there are a variety of possible causes, and of methods for detection or early prevention.
	www.netwellness.org /question.cfm/36042.htm (588 words)

	Enlarged prostate, BPH, treatment, watchful waiting, acute urinary retention -- RealAge Health Information
		Although the chance of developing acute urinary retention is very low, it increases with age, regardless of how severe the patient’s symptoms are.
		Finasteride (Proscar®) also has been shown to reduce the risk of acute urinary retention—a benefit that may be caused by the ability of the drug to shrink the size of the prostate.
		One study showed that the rate of acute urinary retention after two years was 1% for patients taking finasteride, while the rate was 2.5% in patients who took a placebo.
	www.realage.com /health_guides/bph/topics/fs_topics.asp?memberId=&cbr=&topic=11 (520 words)

	Revisión : Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: the role of epidural fentanyl in peripartum urinary retention. ...
		Revisión : Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: the role of epidural fentanyl in peripartum urinary retention.
		Patient-controlled epidural analgesia: the role of epidural fentanyl in peripartum urinary retention.
		Bladder volume of > or =300 mL, as determined by catheterization was considered as evidence of urinary retention.
	pca.areastematicas.com /revision.php?id=75 (283 words)

	Inability to Urinate
		When you cannot empty your bladder completely, or at all, despite an urge to urinate, you have urinary retention.
		To understand how urinary retention occurs, you need to understand the basics of how urine is stored in and released from the body.
		Retention can be an acute (new, short-term) or chronic (ongoing, long-term) condition.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /inability_to_urinate/article_em.htm (294 words)

	Oncology Nursing Society.
		Causes of acute urinary retention vary and can include a simple mechanical obstruction (e.g., a foreign body) or overdistension from opioid administration during general anesthesia (Emberton and Anson, 1999).
		C's case, an enlarged prostate caused by tumor burden combined with the side effect of urinary retention is the cause of the obstruction.
		Because of prolonged urinary retention, patients experiencing chronic urinary retention are prone to postobstructive diuresis, or the persistent excretion of large amounts of urine (125 cc/hr or greater) over a period of time, after decompression of the bladder (Nyman et al., 1997).
	www.ons.org /publications/journals/CJON/Volume4/Issue2/0402103.asp (1238 words)

	Urinary incontinence
		Urinary incontinence is unintentional loss of urine that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it.
		Behavior modification is a psychological approach to the treatment of urinary incontinence in which patients gradually increase the length of the time interval between voidings and "retrain" the bladder in other ways.
		An artificial urinary sphincter may be used to treat incontinence in men and women with urinary sphincter impairment.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/urinary_incontinence.jsp (1994 words)

	Urinary symptoms - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Further information about Urinary symptoms is below, or review more specific information about these types of Urinary symptoms: urinary difficulty, urinary hesitancy, urinary urgency, urinary incontinence, urine retention, urinary pain, urination pain, blood in urine or other types.
		urinary incontinence, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, urinary tract infections, acute urinary retention
		urinary reflux, urinary incontinence, urinary infections, urinary retention
	wrongdiagnosis.com /sym/urinary_symptoms.htm (1912 words)

	Urinary Retention
		Check renal and urinary function with a urinalysis, a urine culture and serum BUN and creatinine determinations.
		Urinary retention may be caused by stones lodged in the urethra or urethral strictures (often from gonorrhea); prostatitis, prostatic carcinoma, or benign prostatic hypertrophy; and tumor or clot in the bladder.
		Urinary retention has also been reported following vigorous anal intercourse.
	www.ncemi.org /cse/cse0709.htm (544 words)

	Urinary Retention
		Urinary retention is often seen in the emergency room as an acute or sudden problem.
		Urinary retention may also be seen in FEMALES secondary to a drug side effect, after vaginal childbirth, or after surgery.
		Failure to relieve acute urinary retention can result in bladder rupture, secondary urinary tract infection, or damage to the kidneys.
	www.health-care-information.org /diseases/urinary-retention.html (456 words)

	Postoperative urinary retention - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
		The direct relationship of urinary tract instrumentations, procedures, and infections to deep sepsis in total hip replacements is well documented.
		A higher incidence of urinary tract infection was seen in patients who developed urinary retention (3% versus 20%) (p less than 0.01).
		Uroflowmetry parameters were not predictive of the patient at risk for retention and were unaltered with the administration of prazosin.
	www.wheelessonline.com /ortho/postoperative_urinary_retention_associated_with_total_hip_and_total (226 words)

	NSAID Painkillers May Raise Urinary Retention Risk
		Urinary retention involves the abnormal holding of urine within the bladder, often due to bladder muscle failure.
		From this large population, the researchers identified 536 cases of urinary retention and compared their use of NSAIDs with that of 5,348 men who did not have the condition.
		Resnick believes that patients should be informed of possible urinary side effects of NSAIDS and tell their doctor if they develop any urinary problems while on the drugs.
	www.healthywomen.org /resources/womenshealthinthenews/dbhealthnews/nsaidpainkillersmayraiseurinaryretentionrisk (638 words)

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