What is a urodynamic test?

The urodynamic test is performed for someone who has specific urination problems to evaluate the problem and help assess the cause. This test is arranged for people with blocked urine flow or urine leakage problems. The urodynamic test includes urination into the container while measuring the volume of urine and urine flow. The first bodies of the urinary system, kidneys, collect urine and filter out waste products. The urine then passes through the urinary bladder and from there it is excreted through the urethra. This process also includes pelvic floor muscles and sphincter muscles to help prevent urine leakage from the bladder. The nerves placed in the bladder receive and send signals of the bladder condition, for example when it is full and when it is necessary to empty.

Dysfunction in muscles, nerves or organs therefore CAN causes a number of problems with urinary tract, such as incontinence, frequent urinary tract infections, urination, painful urination or inability to completely empty the bladder. These problems have a number of pŘísa, including injury, illness, age or pregnancy. The urodynamic test is used to determine the cause of bladder problems or to provide information that, together with other test results, will help in diagnostics.

Urodynamic testing can be a procedure that is simple or complicated, depending on how much diagnostic information is required. At the simple end of the scale, the patient could be asked to urinate while the medical professional listens. A more complicated test involves the catheter of the test participant to fill the bladder defined by the amount of liquid, after which the participant is asked to empty the bladder. Testing the urinary tract function may include rating quickly, the bladder empties, how much urine remains in the bladder after emptying or how much liquid the bladder can maintain without leakage.

abnormal outcome UrodynThe amic test may include one or more of several countries. For some people, a problem is an urgent need to urinate or inability to maintain urine, even if the bladder contains only a small amount. If an abnormally high amount of fluid in the bladder is detained after urination, the urine flow from the bladder may be hindered or blocked. Alternatively, the muscles that force the bladder during urination during urination and prevent the correct contraction.

In most cases, a urodynamic test requires no special preparation. The test must sometimes be carried out with a full bladder, so the participant can be asked to avoid urination for several hours before the test. Urodynamic testing is not dangerous or painful, but for many people it can be difficult or embarrassing because it is driving a urination in the presence of one or more members of the clinical staff.