Diseases

Urge Urinary Incontinence

Involuntary discharge of URINE that is associated with an abrupt and strong desire to void. It is usually related to the involuntary contractions of the detrusor muscle of the bladder (detrusor hyperreflexia or detrusor instability).

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Involuntary discharge of URINE that is associated with an abrupt and strong desire to void. It is usually related to the involuntary contractions of the detrusor muscle of the bladder (detrusor hyperreflexia or detrusor instability).

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  • Urge Incontinence
  • Urinary Incontinence, Urge
  • Urinary Reflex Incontinence
  • Urinary Urge Incontinence
  • Incontinence, Urge
  • Incontinence, Urinary Reflex

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2007; use URINARY INCONTINENCE 2005-2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Urinary Incontinence (1965-2006)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urge Urinary Incontinence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053202
  2. Urge Urinary Incontinence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urge_incontinence
  3. Urge Urinary Incontinence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11712575