Exam 15: Urinary Incontinence

A urinary tract infection should be treated prior to initiation of other urinary incontinence treatment because resolution of the urinary tract infection may eliminate the urine leakage, frequency, and/or urgency.

The bladder diary is a reliable method for assessing the frequency of voluntary voiding and urinary incontinence and can be a particularly important data source to differentiate factors contributing to nocturia.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an indwelling catheter can be utilized as long as documented postvoid residual volumes are in a range over what level?

A urethral carbuncle, a cherry-red lesion at the urinary meatus, is an indicator of what medical condition in women?

The mnemonic SUMO-FUN is commonly used to remember the causative factors of urinary incontinence.

Indwelling catheters are still the recommended first step in an incontinence treatment regimen.

What behavioral management approach has been successful in decreasing the frequency of urinary incontinence in clinical trials with physically and cognitively impaired nursing home residents?

An evaluation of pelvic floor muscle strength is a particularly important evaluation for individuals with what medical condition due to possible neuropathy?

What alpha-antagonist acts at the bladder neck to increase urethral tone, which may decrease leakage and is often prescribed for mild cases of stress urinary incontinence?

The patient should record bladder diary findings over 3-7 days; however, what time period typically provides sufficient data and is a more reasonable time frame for data collection?

In women with what medical condition, pelvic floor strength can be evaluated rectally?

The multiple causative and contributory factors associated with the development or exacerbation of urinary incontinence can be remembered by using what mnemonic?

The costs associated with management of urinary incontinence often are not covered by insurance and become an out-of-pocket expense.

The ability to contract the anal sphincter indicates a functional pelvic floor with intact innervation.

Comorbidities of diabetes and hypertension greatly increase the risk of what medical condition, which can be the root cause of nocturia?

Blood tests such as blood urea nitrogen (BUN)/creatinine ratio, serum osmolality, and serum sodium are predictors of what medical condition?

With minor wording modifications of some items, what tool is appropriate for men and from hospitalization through reintegration into the community?

What type of incontinence is associated with diabetes, spinal cord injury below T10-11, and obstruction of the urethra, often due to an enlarged prostate gland?

Which of the following is an instrument specific to the nursing home setting that measures stress associated with urinary incontinence?

What type of incontinence, occurring at least weekly, is associated with increased fall risk and nonspine, nontraumatic fractures in community-dwelling women age 65 years or older?