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Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Acute Urinary Retention
Males
Prostatic hyperplasia/carcinoma
Obstruction of urethral lumen/bladder neck (stricture, stone, tumour, blood clot) Post-operative*
Medication:, e.g. anticholinergics, antidepressants, alcohol
Neurological: multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disease, e.g. injury/compression,
diabetic autonomic neuropathy
Females
Pelvic mass: fibroids, ovarian mass, pregnancy (and trauma of labour) Obstruction of urethral lumen/bladder neck (stone, tumour, blood clot)
Post-operative*
Medication:, e.g. anticholinergics, antidepressants, alcohol
Neurological: multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disease, e.g. injury/compression,
diabetic autonomic neuropathy
Males
Prostatic hyperplasia/carcinoma
Obstruction of urethral lumen/bladder neck (stricture, stone, tumour, blood clot) Post-operative*
Medication:, e.g. anticholinergics, antidepressants, alcohol
Neurological: multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disease, e.g. injury/compression,
diabetic autonomic neuropathy
Females
Pelvic mass: fibroids, ovarian mass, pregnancy (and trauma of labour) Obstruction of urethral lumen/bladder neck (stone, tumour, blood clot)
Post-operative*
Medication:, e.g. anticholinergics, antidepressants, alcohol
Neurological: multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disease, e.g. injury/compression,
diabetic autonomic neuropathy
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