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Diagnosis of OAB

Importance of history

• Clinical principle (AUA): The clinician should engage in a diagnostic process to
document symptoms and signs that characterize OAB and exclude other disorders

that could be the cause of the patient’s symptoms; the minimum requirements for

this process are a careful history, physical exam, and urinalysis.

• There is a universal agreement that taking a history should be the first step in the

assessment of OAB patients (Level of evidence 2b, Grade B) (CUA)

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Corcos et al. CUAJ, 2017; 11(5):E142-73