RT Book, Section
A1 Glass, Casey
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56273379
T1 Chapter 54. Acute Urinary Retention
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56273379
RD 2024/04/19
AB Urinary  retention  can  be  either  acute  or  chronic.  The  most  common  cause  of  retention  is  outlet  obstruction  secondary  to  benign  prostatic  hypertrophy  in  men  although  medication  use,  acute  neurologic  dysfunction,  urinary  tract  bleeding  or  calculi,  and  other  anatomic  obstruction  are  also  common  causes  in  both  sexes.  Acute  syndromes  typically  present  with  rapid  onset  of  lower  abdominal  pain  occasionally  radiating  to  the  lower  back.  Patients  typically  complain  of  difficulty  voiding  but  some  may  not  volunteer  this  information.  Chronic  obstruction  usually  presents  with  lower  abdominal  pain  and  the  patient  may  note  incomplete  voiding  or  the  need  to  void  frequently.