Urge incontinence is described as when a person:
a. loses small amounts of urine due to an increasedintra-abdominal pressure
b. experiences a constant involuntary loss of urine.
c. experiences an involuntary loss of urine that isunpredictable.
d. experiences constant dribbling while the bladder
remains full.
c
Urge incontinence is the sudden desire to void resulting
in involuntary leakage.
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