Today is our topic of discussion Common Urinary Problems.
Common Urinary Problems
Common Urinary Problems
Anuria: Technically, no urine is voided or 24-hour-urine output is less than 100 mi… Dysuria: Difficulty in voiding, may or may not be associated with pain, a feeling of warm local irritation occurring during voiding is called “burning
Frequency: Increased incidence of voiding.
Glycosuria: Presence of sugar in the urine. It may be due to an unusually large intake of sugar or to marked emotional disturbance and is temporary.
Hematuria: Presence of blood in the urine..
Incontinence: Inability to voluntarily control the discharge of urine.
Nocturia: Frequency of urination during the nights.
Oliguria: Scanty or greatly diminished amount of urine voided in a given time (24 hours urine output is 100-400 mL).
Orthostatic albuminuria: Presence of albumin in urine that is voided after periods of standing, walking or running. It is the phenomenon of circulatory systems.
Pneumaturia: Passage of urine containing gas.
Polyuria: Excessive output of urine (diuresis). Proteinuria: Presence of protein, usually albumin, in the urine.
Pyuria: Pus in the urine. Urine appears cloudy.
Polyuria: Polyuria or diuresis refers to production of abnormally large amounts of urine by the kidneys, about 2500 mL or more per day.
Enuresis: It is defined as repeated involuntary urination in children beyond 4 to 5 years of age, when voluntary bladder control is normally acquired.Enuresis can be nocturnal (night time) and diurnal (day time) or both.
Hesitancy: It is defined as delay or difficulty in initiating voiding. It may be due to urethral structure, prostatic enlargement post-catheterization and urethritis.
Urinary incontinence: It is the ability to control passage of urine to continence may be caused by stress. Neurological impairment and injury to urethral sphincter.
Urinary retention: It is the accumulation of urine in the bladder associated with inability of the bladder to empty itself.
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