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Urinary incontinence is defined as an involuntary leakage of urine. The causes can be temporary or permanent. Most common reversible causes include dementia, delirium, infections, atrophic vaginitis, psychological, drugs, stool impaction. It is broadly classified into 5 types based on the characteristics on the urinary incontinence.
The approach to the diagnosis of Urinary incontinence is based on a step-wise approach strategy. Below is an algorithm summarising the identification and diagnosis of different types of Urinary incontinence . The algorithm is developed and modified according to American Urological Evaluation (AUA) Guidelines. Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of Urinary incontinence according to The American Urological Association guidelines.
| Patients presenting with symptoms of urinary incontinence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Look for temporary causes
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Look for chronic incontinence
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| Based on all the findings arrive at a diagnosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Urge incontinence" ❑Urgency ❑ Frequency ❑Nocturia ❑ Cough stress test: May show delayed leakage after cough ❑ PVR urine< 50ml ❑Variable vol loss seen in voiding dairy | Overflow incontinence ❑No urgency ❑Absence of symptoms on physical activity ❑ Cough stress test:No leakage ❑ PVR urine> 200ml ❑Voiding dairy: varies | Stress incontinence ❑Symptoms seen on coughing, sneezing, exercise, increased intra-abdominal pressure ❑ No nocturia ❑ Cough stress test:Leakage coincides with cough ❑ PVR urine< 50ml ❑Voiding dairy: Small volume leakage | Functional incontinence ❑Cognitive dysfunction, immobility seen ❑ Cough stress test:No leakage ❑ PVR urine: Varies ❑Voiding dairy: Sometimes a pattern seen with incontinence | Mixed incontinence ❑Symptoms with physical activity, urgency noted ❑ Cough stress test:May show leakage ❑ PVR urine<50ml ❑Voiding dairy: Varies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment for different types of urinary incontinence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stress incontinence ❑Lifestyle modifications like weight loss, smoking cessation, decreasing fluid intake, treating constipation if present ❑Pelvic floor muscle (Kegel) exercises that will strengthen the pelvic floor musculature ❑Supervised pelvic floor therapy ❑Vaginal weighted cones ❑Biofeedback ❑ | Urge incontinence ❑behavioral therapy (controlling fluid intake, prompted voiding, constipation management, etc.) ❑Electrical stimulation ❑ Pelvic floor muscle strengthening (Kegel and floor muscle exercises) ❑Weight loss ❑ PVR urine< 50ml ❑Variable vol loss seen in voiding dairy | Overflow incontinence ❑Clean intermittent catheterization ❑Indwelling urethral catheter ❑ Relieving the obstruction ❑ | D04 | D05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If above modalities failed | Pharmacologic management ❑ Antimuscarinics (e.g., darifenacin, solifenacin, oxybutynin,tolterodine) ❑Topical vaginal estrogen | Pharmacologic management ❑ Alpha-adrenergic antagonists (e.g. terazosin, tamsulosin) | E04 | E05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
❑Pessaries placement ❑Midurethral sling surgical procedure | ❑Surgical management like neuromodulation | ❑Surgical management like neuromodulation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.