Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of ischuria (urinary retention).
Family history
Social history
Current anamnesis/systemic anamnesis (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What complaints have you noticed?
- How long have these changes existed?
- Do you suffer from stronger urge to urinate?
- How often do you have to urinate every day? When did you last urinate?
- Do you pass large amounts of urine when you do this?
- Has the urine changed in color, consistency and quantity?
- Do you have any other complaints such as abdominal pain?
- Do you suffer from incontinence (involuntary loss of urine)?
- Do you drink enough? Has your feeling of thirst changed? Do you feel more thirsty?
- Have you noticed any pain, paralysis, sensory disturbances?*
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you lost body weight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
- Has your appetite changed?
- Have your bowel movements and/or urination changed? In quantity, consistency, admixtures?
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Previous diseases (diseases of the urinary tract, tumor diseases).
- Operations (condition after operations in the pelvis).
- Allergies
- Pregnancies (number, complications)
Medication history
- Anticholinergics (parasympatholytics) – drugs that block specific nerve endings and achieve much different effect over them.
- Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) – drugs that are used in mental illness.
- Sympathomimetics – drugs that have a stimulating effect on the sympathetic nervous system (a part of the autonomic nervous system).
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
