Acute Urinary Retention

Question 1

Acute Urinary Retention Defined as

Answer 1

‘painful inability to void with a palpable and percussible bladder’

Question 2

Main Risk Factor for Acute Urinary retention

Answer 2

BPO but can occur independently of BPO

Question 3

Immediate Treatment of Acute Urinary retention

Answer 3

Catheter

Question 4

If no Renal Failure in Acute Urinary Retention

Answer 4

Start Alpha Blocker Immediately

Remove Cather in 2 Days

Question 5

Residuals vary in Acute Urinary Retention from what to what

Answer 5

500ml to 1 litre

Question 6

For those with BPO acute urinary retention is triggered by

Answer 6

Unrelated event eg constipation, alcohol, urological procedure or spontaneous eg BPO