The overactive bladder: a nursing perspective.
Symptoms of urgency and increased frequency of micturition and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence, are the hallmarks of a condition that afflicts millions of Americans. Several new drug therapies, as well as behavioral approaches, provide keys to management.
Newman
Diane Kaschak
DK
Penn Center for continence and Pelvic Health, Division of urology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA. dnewman@seekwellness.com
Giovannini
Donna
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003408:Cresols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007255:Information Services; D008297:Male; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine; D010808:Physical Examination; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D000068737:Tolterodine Tartrate; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D003408:Cresols; D008333:Mandelic Acids; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine; D000068737:Tolterodine Tartrate; C005419:oxybutynin; D007099:Imipramine