Comparison of Urinary Elimination Disorders-

Comparison of Urinary Elimination Disorders: Stress Incontinence Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Pyelonephritis Pathophysiology The involuntary loss of urine during activities that increase abdominal and detrusor pressure. The inability to retain urine when laughing, coughing, sneezing, jogging, or lifting. Patients cannot tighten the urethra sufficiently to overcome the increased detrusor pressure; leakage of urine results. -most common type of incontinence (Rebar, Ignatavicius, & Workman, 2018). Aging and increased dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels, the glandular units in the prostate undergo nodular tissue hyperplasia (an increase in the number of cells). This altered tissue promotes local inflammation by attracting cytokines and other substances in the body. The prostate gland enlarges, it extends upward into the bladder and inward compressing the urethra, causing partial or complete obstruction. (Rebar, Ignatavicius, & Workman, 2018). Inflammation of the kidneys caused by bacterial infection, the organisms usually move up from the urinary tract into the kidney tissue, causing local and systemic inflammatory symptoms. (characterize with acute and chronic pyelonephritis). (Rebar, Ignatavicius, & Workman, 2018). Etiology -Weakening of bladder neck supports; associated with childbirth. -Intrinsic sphincter deficiency The cause of BPH is not completely understood, but BPH can result from hormonal changes associated with the -most common pyelonephritiscausing infecting organism is Escherichia coli. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :19:19 GMT -05:00 Module 1-Bowel and Urinary Disorders