A Primer for the Primary Care Physician: Management of Overactive Bladder Syndrome

Margaret E Free; Matthew A Barker

A Primer for the Primary Care Physician: Management of Overactive Bladder Syndrome

S D Med. 2016 Sep;69(9):405-413.

Authors

Margaret E Free¹, Matthew A Barker^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
³ Avera Medical Group - Urogynecology, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

PMID: 28806034

Abstract

Overactive bladder syndrome affects millions of women in the U.S. and is defined by urinary urgency, urinary frequency, and small volume voids, with or without nocturia and incontinence. Overactive bladder is a diagnosis of exclusion, and several therapies exist for the management of this condition. This article outlines a systematic approach that the primary care physician can take when treating a patient with overactive bladder.

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Female
Humans
Primary Health Care / methods*
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / diagnosis*
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / physiopathology
Urinary Bladder, Overactive / therapy*