title: Urodynamics.
abstract: Voiding dysfunction has profound physical, emotional, and financial ramifications for patients and health care practitioners from all fields. The improvement of diagnostic testing in the area of voiding dysfunction, throughout decades, has resulted in improved patient outcomes. The components of urodynamic studies can allow practitioners an objective measurement to assist in making a correct diagnosis, hence appropriate interventions. An urodynamic study decreases the risk of a patient undergoing unnecessary surgical procedures. Urodynamics is an invasive procedure, though with the maintenance of sterile technique and patient education it is generally well tolerated with few adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, McCord Building 313, PO Box 4658, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA. robertsonm@apsu.edu
authors.forename: Tamara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hamlin
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010808:Physical Examination; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000175:diagnosis; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014563:Urodynamics