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Differential Diagnosis:

        Types of Urinary Incontinence




             l Urgency

                  − urine loss

                     accompanied by
                     urgency resulting from
                     abnormal bladder                                                       • Mixed symptoms
                     contractions
                                                                                                 • combination of stress

                                                                                                    and urge
             l Stress
                                                                                                    incontinence
                  − urine loss resulting
                     from sudden increased
                     intra-abdominal                                                                Sudden increase in
                     pressure (eg, laugh,                                                           intra-abdominal

                     cough, sneeze)                                                                 pressure
                                                                                                    Uninhibited detrusor
                                                                                                    contractions

                                                                                                    Urethral pressure
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