How is urinary retention diagnosed?

Answer 1

please can some one help me, i have had this problem since an hsterectomy, which has gone worse, and i am in alot of pain, which has made me really ill, the doctors will not do any thing, i am desperate I have had the same problem for many years. Try to ignore the 'urge' Take analgaesics sleeping pills or relaxent or whatever the trick is to lie down and go to sleep even for a short while whenevr you can when you awake the system will have relaxed or and you may be in great pain whatever you should then be able to empty the bladder perhaps not immediately but within 5 or 10 minutes of awakening

Answer 2

Diagnostic testing may include x rays, ultrasound, urine tests, and a physical examination of the pelvis. It may also include a series of exams that measure bladder pressure and capacity and the urinary flow (urodynamic testing).

Answer 3

Neurogenic bladder is diagnosed by carefully recording fluid intake and urinary output and by measuring the quantity of urine remaining in the bladder after voiding (residual urine volume). This measurement is done by draining the bladder.

Answer 4

Doctors begin treating neurogenic bladder by attempting to reduce bladder stretching (distension) through intermittent or continuous catheterization. In intermittent catheterization, a small rubber catheter is inserted.

Answer 5

There are numerous causes for neurogenic bladder dysfunction and symptoms vary depending on the cause. An overactive bladder is caused by interruptions in the nerve pathways to the bladder occurring above the sacrum.

Answer 6

Urinary retention is first diagnosed based on the signs and symptoms of the patient. These signs and symptoms are characterized by the urge to pee, but are not able to do so.