A middle-aged man with diabetes reports that he must strain to urinate and that his urine stream is weak and dribbling. He also reports feeling that his bladder never really empties
The nurse knows that all of his complaints are likely caused by which of the following medical diagnoses?
A)
Detrusor muscle areflexia
B)
Detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia
C)
Uninhibited neurogenic bladder
D)
Bladder atony with dysfunction
Ans:
D
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Diabetes causes peripheral neuropathy, which can affect the sensory axons of the urinary bladder. Bladder atony with dysfunction is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus.
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