Posted: August 16th, 2017

Which of the following is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult?

Which of the following is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult?
a) Constipation.
Constipation is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult. Other reversible causes include acute urinary tract infection, infection elsewhere in the body, decreased fluid intake, a change in a chronic disease pattern, and decreased estrogen levels in the menopausal women.
b) Increased fluid intake
A decreased fluid intake, rather than increased fluid intake, is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult.
c) Age
Age is a risk factor for urinary incontinence, not a reversible cause.
d) Decreased progesterone level in the menopausal woman.
A decreased estrogen, not progresterone, level in the menopausal woman is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older woman.