A female patient visits her primary health care provider with a complaint of frequency of urination and incontinence when she sneezes. The health care provider suspects the patient is experiencing cystitis. The nurse knows that this is most likely due to which of the following?
a) Interruption in the protective effect of glycosaminoglycan
b) Disturbance in the normal bacterial flora of the vagina
c) Reflux of urine from the urethra into the bladder
d) Dysfunction of the bladder neck or urethra.
Answer: c) Reflux of urine from the urethra into the bladder
With coughing, sneezing, or straining, the bladder pressure increases, which may force urine from the bladder into the urethra. When the pressure returns to normal, the urine flows back into the bladder, bringing into the bladder bacteria from the anterior portions of the urethra. See Figure 28-1 in the text.
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