Retention of urine: Classification

There are two types of urinary retention: 1) Acute: in this case, voiding (that is to say, the emptying of the bladder) is impossible when the persistent urge to urinate. There is the presence of a globe, that is to say, a full bladder. The examination reveals a palpable dome above the pubis. The cause of this phenomenon is an obstacle on the urethra (from the bladder to the outside and to evacuate the urine). In the male, these are diseases of the prostate that are involved most frequently. It can also be a malfunction of the nervous system that manages commands to the evacuation of urine: it is called reflex retention in both sexes. In women, more specifically, it may be a condition requiring corrective sphincter physiotherapy reflexogenic. 2) Incomplete and chronic: in this case, there is urine in the bladder after urination, which leads to the occurrence of a progressive bladder distension alter kidney function. For other types of retention must remember:Bladder retention which corresponds to the accumulation of bile in the gallbladder which the cause is an obstacle located in the routes of excretion (elimination)Dental retention which corresponds to a temporary shutdown or permanent changes within the maxillary (upper or lower jaw) of one or more teeth during their growthChlorine retention is the retention within the body of the ions (atoms that have gained or lost an electron), chlorine (Cl-) due to a decrease in renal excretion (via the kidneys)Retained placenta is the retention in the uterus after delivery, and specifically the issue (the placenta), plots of villi of the placenta may prevent the return to normal of the uterus is to say its physiological involution. This type of infection is sometimes a source of bleeding (bleeding from the uterus outside the rules).