RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
FINAL REVIEW SHEET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Occurs when the sphincter muscle of the bladder is weakened.
Contributing factors: pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, cystocele,
prostate removal, obesity, and chronic coughing.
Answer: Stress Incontinence
⩥ Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of
urine.
Answer: Urge Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: Urinary tract infections, bladder irritants, bowel
conditions, smoking, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke,
injury, and nervous system damage..
Answer: Urge Incontinence
⩥ Urge incontinence with no known cause.
Answer: Overactive Bladder
,⩥ Urinary incontinence caused by trauma or damage to the nervous
system. Urgency is generally absent.
Answer: Reflex Incontinence
⩥ Increased detrusor muscle contractility that occurs even though there
is no sensation to void.
Answer: Detrusor Hyperreflexia
⩥ Inability to empty the bladder, or retention. Other indications include
dribbling urine and a weak urine stream..
Answer: Overflow Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: bladder damage, urethral blockage, nerve damage, and
prostate conditions.
Answer: Overflow Incontinence
⩥ Occurs because of a perceived inability to interrupt work to void that
results in detrusor muscle areflexia and overflow incontinence.
Answer: Chronic Overdistension
⩥ Occurs when symptoms of more than one type of urinary incontinence
are experienced.
Answer: Mixed Incontinence
, ⩥ Occurs in many older adults, especially people in nursing home, who
have a physical or mental impairment that prevents toileting time.
Answer: Functional Incontinence
⩥ A continuous leaking of urine, day and night, or the periodic
uncontrollable leaking of large volume of urine. The bladder has no
storage capacity..
Answer: Gross Total Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: anatomic defects, spinal cord or urinary system injuries,
and fistulas between the bladder and an adjacent structure, such as the
vagina..
Answer: Gross Total Incontinence
⩥ Risk factors of?: being female, advancing age, being overweight,
smoking, and other diseases.
Answer: Urinary Incontinence
⩥ Complications of?: skin problems, recurrent urinary tract infections,
negative psychological consequences, and interruption of usual
activities.
Answer: Urinary Incontinence
⩥ Enlargement of the prostate.
FINAL REVIEW SHEET 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Occurs when the sphincter muscle of the bladder is weakened.
Contributing factors: pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, cystocele,
prostate removal, obesity, and chronic coughing.
Answer: Stress Incontinence
⩥ Sudden, intense urge to urinate, followed by an involuntary loss of
urine.
Answer: Urge Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: Urinary tract infections, bladder irritants, bowel
conditions, smoking, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke,
injury, and nervous system damage..
Answer: Urge Incontinence
⩥ Urge incontinence with no known cause.
Answer: Overactive Bladder
,⩥ Urinary incontinence caused by trauma or damage to the nervous
system. Urgency is generally absent.
Answer: Reflex Incontinence
⩥ Increased detrusor muscle contractility that occurs even though there
is no sensation to void.
Answer: Detrusor Hyperreflexia
⩥ Inability to empty the bladder, or retention. Other indications include
dribbling urine and a weak urine stream..
Answer: Overflow Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: bladder damage, urethral blockage, nerve damage, and
prostate conditions.
Answer: Overflow Incontinence
⩥ Occurs because of a perceived inability to interrupt work to void that
results in detrusor muscle areflexia and overflow incontinence.
Answer: Chronic Overdistension
⩥ Occurs when symptoms of more than one type of urinary incontinence
are experienced.
Answer: Mixed Incontinence
, ⩥ Occurs in many older adults, especially people in nursing home, who
have a physical or mental impairment that prevents toileting time.
Answer: Functional Incontinence
⩥ A continuous leaking of urine, day and night, or the periodic
uncontrollable leaking of large volume of urine. The bladder has no
storage capacity..
Answer: Gross Total Incontinence
⩥ Causes of?: anatomic defects, spinal cord or urinary system injuries,
and fistulas between the bladder and an adjacent structure, such as the
vagina..
Answer: Gross Total Incontinence
⩥ Risk factors of?: being female, advancing age, being overweight,
smoking, and other diseases.
Answer: Urinary Incontinence
⩥ Complications of?: skin problems, recurrent urinary tract infections,
negative psychological consequences, and interruption of usual
activities.
Answer: Urinary Incontinence
⩥ Enlargement of the prostate.
