Nocturia en el anciano

CCJM : Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Nocturia is multifactorial and is caused by factors that increase urine production and others that decrease the bladder’s ability to hold urine. The first priority in treating nocturia is to identify and treat concomitant conditions that may be contributing to it, such as diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, urinary tract infections, hypercalcemia, and hypokalemia. Nonpharmacologic measures can help, but by themselves usually do not solve the problem. Drug therapies for nocturia include desmopressin (DDAVP), antimuscarinic agents, alpha-blockers, and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. Read text

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