overactive bladder (OAB) - Answers when the detrusor muscle in the wall of the bladder squeezes
suddenly without control and when the bladder is not full
which muscle wraps around the bladder? - Answers detrusor
urinary frequency - Answers urination too often in the day
nocturia - Answers excessive urination at night
enuresis - Answers involuntary urination at night
OAB symptoms - Answers may result as a complication of a nerve/brain related disease
- stroke
- Parkinson's
-MS
- after a spinal cord injury
wet OAB - Answers urgency and urge incontinence with leakage on the way to the toilet
what is wet OAB associated with? - Answers increased risk of falling
sustaining a fracture
who is urinary incontinence most prevalent in? - Answers women
risk factors for urinary incontinence - Answers age
postmenopausal urogenital changes
overweight
number of children
poor obstetric care
abnormalities of the urogenital system
who will usually have lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)? - Answers elderly men
what is a common cause of LUTS? - Answers benign prostatic enlargement (BPH)