Urinary retention

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Inability to pass urine voluntarily

Question 2

what is chronic urinary retention and how is it treated?

Answer 2

Retention over time , gradual inability to empty bladder

intermittent bladder catherisation before indwelling catherther

then

moderate to severe symptoms- alpha blocker

Question 3

What is acute treatment and how is it treated?

Answer 3

Abrupt inability to pass urine.

Cauterisation is carried out immediately.

Alpha adrenoreceptor blocker before it is removed for 2 days.