What impaired urinary retention?

Impaired Urinary Elimination is a NANDA diagnosis that refers to any disturbance to the urine elimination. It is commonly used to create a nursing care plan for patients with genito-urinary disorders, such as urinary tract infections or UTIs, and renal diseases, such as acute kidney injury and chronic renal failure.

How do you assess for urinary retention?

A health care professional may use urinary tract imaging tests such as an ultrasound, VCUG, MRI, or CT scan to find out what’s causing your urinary retention.

What is the pathophysiology of urinary retention?

There are three main pathophysiologic mechanisms: Increased urethral resistance secondary to bladder outlet obstruction, impaired bladder contractility, and loss of normal bladder sensory or motor innervations. It may be acute, acute-on-chronic, or chronic.

Is urinary retention a medical diagnosis?

With acute urinary retention, a person cannot urinate at all (even if they have a full bladder) and is a potentially life-threatening medical condition requiring immediate emergency treatment. Chronic urinary retention — can be a long-lasting medical condition.

What is meant by urinary retention?

Urinary retention is a condition in which you cannot empty all the urine from your bladder. Urinary retention can be acute—a sudden inability to urinate, or chronic—a gradual inability to completely empty the bladder of urine.

What is considered urinary retention?

What is urinary retention caused by?

The causes of urinary retention are related to either a blockage that partially or fully prevents urine from leaving your bladder or urethra, or your bladder not being able to maintain a strong enough force to expel all the urine.

What is the medical term for urinary retention?

Urinary retention. Other names. Ischuria, bladder failure, bladder obstruction. Urinary retention with greatly enlarged bladder as seen by CT scan.