title: When bladder scans fail: three case studies.
abstract: This article contains three case studies describing patients who initially presented with complaints of symptoms consistent with urinary retention. Preliminary bladder scans confirmed this diagnosis; however, further workup revealed nonurologic causes for the patients' symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simko
authors.forename: Ernestine J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Evelyn G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology