Urinary incontinence
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Background
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Transient incontinence
- Delirium
- Infection
- Atrophic vaginitis/urethritis
- Drugs
- Psychiatric disorders (e.g. psychosis)
- Polyuria
- Restricted mobility
- Fecal impaction
Established incontinence
- Detrusor overactivity ("urge" incontinence or "overactive" bladder)
- Urethral incompetence (stress incontinence, e.g. multiparity, pelvic surgery)
- Urethral obstruction (e.g. BPH)
- Detrusor underactivity (overflow)
- Spinal cord dysfunction/neurogenic
- Incarcerated uterus