A 7-year-old male presents to his primary care provider for incontinence. His mother indicates that he has never been continent before. This history supports which form of enuresis?
a. Nocturnal
b. Diurnal
c. Primary
d. Secondary
ANS: C
Primary incontinence (enuresis) means the child has never been continent. Nocturnal enuresis is nighttime incontinence while diurnal would indicate during the day. With secondary inconti-nence, the child would have had a period of continence, which this child did not.
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