Urine retention
Urine retention: Introduction
Urine retention: Excessive holding of urine in the body.
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Causes of Urine retention:
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Causes of Types of Urine retention:
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Medications or substances causing Urine retention:
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causes of Urine retention as a symptom.
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Drug interactions causing Urine retention:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Urine retention as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Amitriptyline (Elavil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Amoxapine (Asendin) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Clomipramine (Anafranil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Desipramine (Norpramin) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Doxepin (Sinequan) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Imipramine (Tofranil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Nortriptyline (Aventyl) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
- Protriptyline (Vivactil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
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Urine retention: Comorbid Symptoms
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Urine retention
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Misdiagnosis and Urine retention
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical
condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be
misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain.
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Prostate cancer can present late: Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer among
males. Patients with prostate cancer commonly present with local symptoms such
as urinary retention, back or leg pain and hematuria....read more »
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News Archives for Urine retention
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DYSURIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dysuria
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Dysuria
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- DYSURIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Anuria
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Oliguria
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Anuria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysuria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Oliguria
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysuria
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Oliguria and Anuria
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Dysuria
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Anuria
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Bladder distention
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Anuria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dysuria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Oliguria
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dysuria
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Anuria
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Dysuria
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Oliguria
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- DYSURIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Urine retention: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Causes of Urine retention listed in Disease Database:
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causes of Urine retention
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Article Excerpts about Urine retention
Urinary retention , or bladder-emptying problems, is a common
urological problem with many possible causes. Normally, urination can be
initiated voluntarily and the bladder empties completely. Urinary
retention is the abnormal holding of urine in the bladder. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)
Urinary retention , or bladder-emptying problems, is a common
urological problem with many possible causes. Normally, urination can be
initiated voluntarily and the bladder empties completely. Urinary
retention is the abnormal holding of urine in the bladder. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)
Definitions of Urine retention:
Inability to urinate. The etiology of this disorder includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Urine retention:
The list of organs typically affected by Urine retention may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Urine retention
The list below shows some of the causes of Urine retention mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Urine retention
How Common are these Causes of Urine retention?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Urine retention.
Of the 161
causes of Urine retention that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 4
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 6
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 151
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 161
causes of Urine retention
Conditions listing symptoms: Urine retention:
The following list of conditions
have 'Urine retention' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acquired angioedema
... urinary retentionAcquired angioedema, type 1
... urinary retentionAcquired angioedema, type 2
... urinary retentionAcute intermittent porphyria
... urinary retentionAmitriptyline toxicity
... urinary retentionAmoxapine toxicity
... urinary retentionAnaesthesia complications
... Urinary retentionAnemic - hematuria syndrome
... reduced urinationAzotemia, famial
... reduced urinationB
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
... difficulty starting urination, urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urinationBlack widow spider envenomation
... urinary retentionBladder Cancer
... reduced urineBladder conditions
... Urinary retentionBladder papilloma
... urinary retentionBotulism food poisoning
... urine retention, urinary retentionC
C1esterase deficiency
... urinary retentionCathinone poisoning
... urinary retentionCauda equina syndrome
... inability to urinateChemical poisoning - Acrylamide
... urinary retentionChemical poisoning - Arsine
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Boric Acid
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Chlorate salts
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Chloromethane
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Gasoline
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Glyphosate
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Hair Bleach
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Hair Dye
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Mouth Wash
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Polyethylene Glycol - Low Molecular Weight
... reduced urinationChemical poisoning - Solder
... reduced urinationChromosome 19p duplication syndrome
... urinary obstructionChronic Fatigue Syndrome
... urinary retentionCipro - Teratogenic Agent
... urethral narrowingCiprofloxacin - Teratogenic Agent
... urethral narrowingClomipramine Toxicity
... urinary retentionColchicine poisoning
... reduced urinationCongenital giant megaureter
... urinary retentionCystocele
... urine retentionD
Degenerative Disc Disease
... urinary retentionDesipramine toxicity
... urinary retentionDiarrhea
... infrequent urinationDobriner syndrome
... urinary retentionDoxepin toxicity
... urinary retentionE
Enlarged prostate
... difficulty starting urination, urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urinationEosinophilic cystitis
... urinary retentionF
Familial visceral myopathy
... urinary retentionFowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome
... urinary retentionG
Golden Chain tree poisoning
... urinary retentionH
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 1
... reduced urinationHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 2
... reduced urinationHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 3
... reduced urinationHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 4
... reduced urinationHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 5
... reduced urinationHemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 6
... reduced urinationHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Maté
... urinary retentionHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Senna
... reduced urinationHerbal Agent overdose - Ajuga Nipponensis Makino
... reduced urinationHerbal Agent overdose - Autumn Crocus
... reduced urinationHereditary angioedema, type 1
... urinary retentionHereditary angioedema, type 2
... urinary retentionHereditary angioedema, type III
... urinary retentionHereditary Megaduodenum
... urinary retentionI
Imipramine toxicity
... urinary retentionJ
Jimsonweed poisoning
... urinary retentionK
Kidney stones
... Reduced urine, Total lack of urineL
Levofloxacin - Teratogenic Agent
... urethral narrowingLichen sclerosis
... urethral narrowingLomefloxacin - Teratogenic Agent
... urethral narrowingM
McKusick-Kaufman syndrome
... urinary obstructionMegaduodenum
... urinary retentionMegaduodenum and/or megacystis
... urinary retentionMetastatic prostate cancer
... Urinary retentionMultiple system atrophy
... urinary retentionMyelitis
... urinary retentionN
Neurogenic bladder
... urinary retentionNortriptyline toxicity
... urinary retentionO
Orotic aciduria hereditary
... urinary obstructionOroticaciduria 1
... urinary obstructionOrotidylic decarboxylase deficiency
... urinary obstructionP
Perirectal abscess
... urinary retentionPhyllodes tumor of the prostate
... urinary obstructionPlant poisoning - Angel's trumpet (D. suaveolans)
... urinary retentionPlant poisoning - Anthraquinone
... reduced urinationPlant poisoning - Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium)
... urinary retentionPlant poisoning - potato (Solanum tuberosum)
... urinary retentionPolycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction
... urinary retentionPost-vaccinial encephalitis
... urinary retentionPosterior valve, urethra
... anuriaProstate Cancer
... difficulty starting urination, urinary obstruction, Inability to urinate, interrupted urine flow, Weak urine flow, Weak urine flowProstate conditions
... urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urinationProstatic abscess
... urinary retentionProstatic Stromal Proliferations of Uncertain Malignant Potential
... urinary obstruction, urinary retentionProtriptyline toxicity
... urinary retentionPrune belly syndrome
... urinary obstructionPudendal nerve entrapment
... urinary hesitancyR
Rhabdomyosarcoma
... urinary retentionRhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal
... urinary retentionRhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1
... urinary retentionRhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2
... urinary retentionS
Sparfloxacin - Teratogenic Agent
... urethral narrowingT
Tetanus
... urine retentionToxic mushrooms - Renal toxic (orelline)
... reduced urinationTransthyretin amyloidosis
... urinary retentionTransverse myelitis
... urinary retentionTrimipramine toxicity
... urinary retentionU
Urethral cancer
... weak urine flowUrethral obstruction sequence
... AnuriaUrethral stricture
... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, reduced urine, urine retentionUrinary stones
... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, reduced urineUrinary tract infections
... reduced urineUrine retention
... reduced urine, urine retentionUterine prolapse
... difficulty starting urinationV
Variegate porphyria
... urinary retentionVibrio infection - Vibrio alginolyticus
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio damsela
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio fluvialis
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio furnissii
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio holisae
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio metschnikovii
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio mimicus
... reduced urinationVibrio infection - Vibrio parahaemolyticus
... reduced urination
Conditions listing complications: Urine retention:
The following list of conditions
have 'Urine retention' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Autonomic neuropathy
... urine retentionB
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
... urinary blockage, acute urinary retention, Urinary retentionC
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
... urinary blockageD
Diabetic neuropathy
... urine retentionE
Enlarged prostate
... urinary blockage, Urinary retentionN
Neurogenic bladder
... urinary retentionU
Urethral stricture
... chronic urine retentionUrinary stones
... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, urine retention
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Causes of Urine retention Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Urine retention:
Bladder distension, Distended bladder, Urinary retention
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Urine retention:
Subtypes of Urine retention:
Interrupted urine flow (1 cause), Inability to urinate (2 causes), Reduced urine (134 causes), Weak urination (134 causes), Lack of urine (134 causes), Infrequent urination (4 causes), Urinary hesitancy (5 causes), Urinary dribbling (3 causes), Urethral obstruction (6 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Urine retention:
Urinary symptoms (1091 causes), Urinary difficulty (586 causes), Bladder symptoms (931 causes), Urinary problems (954 causes), Sexual symptoms (1686 causes)
Symptoms related to Urine retention:
Urinary difficulty, urinary urgency, urinary symptoms, Prostatic enlargement, Bladder neck stenosis, Alcohol, Exposure to cold, Pregnancy (322 causes), Herpes genitalis, Herpes zoster, Acute prostatis, Prostatic abscess, Impacted calculus in urethra
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