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Urge Incontinence
Alternate Names : Detrusor Hyperreflexia, Detrusor Instability, Incontinence - Urge, Irritable Bladder, Overactive Bladder, Spasmodic Bladder, Unstable Bladder
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Urge Incontinence Prognosis (Expectations)
Symptoms can usually be alleviated with accurate diagnosis and adequate treatment regimens. Many patients must try many different therapies or multiple simultaneous therapies to alleviate symptoms. This requires a good working relationship with your doctor.
Instantaneous improvement is unusual; perseverance and patience are usually required to see improvement. A small number of patients are not helped by conservative and medical therapies and require surgical intervention.
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• Definition
• Urge Incontinence Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Urge Incontinence Symptoms & Signs
• Urge Incontinence Prevention
• Urge Incontinence Diagnosis & Tests
• Urge Incontinence Treatment
• Urge Incontinence Prognosis
• Urge Incontinence Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Blood Clots
• Enlarged Prostate
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Pneumonia
• Stress Incontinence
• Urinary Tract Infection
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Cystoscopy
• Electromyography
• Urinalysis
• Urine Culture - Clean Catch
Other Topics
• Abdomen - Swollen
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urinary Incontinence
Review Date : 5/25/2002
Reviewed By : Young Kang, M.D., Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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