Functional Incontinence

Aka: Functional Incontinence

II. Pathophysiology

  1. No organic abnormality of Bladder
  2. Incontinence due to decreased acces to toilet
    1. Cognitive, physical, or social Impairment

III. Symptoms

  1. Incontinence of variable Urine Volume

IV. Causes

  1. Dementia
  2. Delirium
  3. Major Depression
  4. Physical Impairment with limited assistance
    1. Osteoarthritis or other limited mobility
    2. Restraints

V. Management

  1. Scheduled voiding time
  2. Modify environment to maximize toilet access
  3. External collection devices or catheters

Images: Related links to external sites (from Bing)

These images are a random sampling from a Bing search on the term "Functional Incontinence." Click on the image (or right click) to open the source website in a new browser window. Search Bing for all related images

Related Studies

Ontology: Functional urinary incontinence (C0150042)

Definition (CCC) Involuntary, unpredictable passage of urine
Definition (NAN) Inability of usually continent person to reach toilet in time to avoid unintentional loss of urine
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9 788.91
ICD10 R39.81
SnomedCT 42112009, 129847007
LNC MTHU013233
English Functional incontinence, functional urinary incontinence (diagnosis), functional urinary incontinence, Functional Incontinence, Functional urinary incontinence, Fnctnl urinary incontnce, rndx functional urinary incontinence (diagnosis), rndx functional urinary incontinence, functional incontinence, functional incontinence urinary, Functional Urinary Incontinence, Functional urinary incontinence (finding), FUNCTIONAL URINARY INCONTINENCE
Spanish incontinencia urinaria funcional (hallazgo), incontinencia urinaria funcional
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

Related Topics in Urinary Bladder Disorders

2021 Family Practice Notebook, LLC. Terms | Privacy (EHS) | About | Site Map | Blog

Footer Site Logo