What is the SUDDEN DESIRE to void?
Urgency
Constant urgency could be a sign of what kind of conditions?
INFLAMMATORY
Like, in cystitis.
What other symptom is common with inflammatory conditions?
Dysuria = PAINFUL urination
Where will patients describe the location of the pain when they urinate? In men? in women?
Men - tip of penis
Women - urethra
Frequency is…
Increased number of voids in the DAYTIME
Nocturia is..
frequency in the NIGHTTIME
Nocturia can be a sign of what?
INCREASED output
DECREASED bladder capacity