Management of incontinence for family practice physicians.
Family practice physicians are likely to encounter urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB) in their patients. An informed family practice physician can generally accurately diagnose the cause and type of incontinence in patients with a properly focused physical examination and, if necessary, auxiliary testing. Accurate diagnosis can lead to effective treatment when physicians are familiar with available treatment options, including pharmacologic, surgical, behavioral therapies, and catheterization.
Division of Urologic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Urology Clinic UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. john_lavelle@med.unc.edu
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Lavelle
Mickey
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Karram
Franklin M
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Chu
Roger
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Dmochowski
Scott A
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MacDiarmid
David R
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Staskin
Peter K
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Sand
Rodney
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Appell
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D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*