A female patient is admitted with an overdistended bladder. Which diagnostic test can be done to confirm the diagnosis of urine retention?
1. Bladder scan
2. Renal scan
3. Intravenous pyelography (IVP)
4. MRI
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Rationale 1: Urinary retention is confirmed using a bladder scan or by inserting a urinary catheter (if possible) and measuring the urine output.
Rationale 2: A renal scan provides information about the structure of the kidney and vascular flow in the renal system, but it is not the test of choice in determining urine retention.
Rationale 3: Intravenous pyelography (IVP) provides information about the structure of the kidney and vascular flow in the renal system, but it is not the test of choice in determining urine retention.
Rationale 4: MRI provides information about the structure of the kidney and vascular flow in the renal system, but it is not the test of choice in determining urine retention.
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