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Bladder conditions

Bladder conditions: Introduction

Any of a number of disorders of the bladder. The bladder is a hollow organ located in the pelvic region of the abdomen. The bladder stores urine produced by the kidney until urination occurs.

Symptoms of Bladder conditions

• Urinary retention
• Suprapubic pain
• Haematuria
• Rigidity over the lower abdomen
• Distended bladder
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Bladder conditions:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• more tests...»

Disease Topics Related To Bladder conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Bladder conditions:

• Urinary retention
• Suprapubic pain
• Haematuria
• Rigidity over the lower abdomen
• Distended bladder
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Bladder conditions

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Bladder conditions?

• Misdiagnosis of Bladder conditions
• Hidden causes of Bladder conditions (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Bladder conditions: Medical Mistakes

• Incontinene -- Health Mistakes
• Overactive Bladder -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Bladder conditions: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Bladder conditions:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
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Bladder conditions: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Bladder conditions

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »

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Bladder conditions: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Bladder conditions

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Bladder conditions:

• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Bladder conditions, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Bladder conditions

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More information about causes of Bladder conditions:

• Bladder conditions as a complication caused by other conditions
• Bladder conditions as a symptom

News Archives for Bladder conditions

Medical news articles related to Bladder conditions include:

• Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease
• Technique Might Prevent Some Bladder Removals
• Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Bladder conditions

Medical research articles related to Bladder conditions include:

• Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults
• Catheter valves for indwelling urinary catheters: a systematic review
• Flexible cystoscopy
• Urinary Diversions and Neobladders (Overview)
• Interstitial Cystitis (Diagnosis)
• Cranberry
• more research...»

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Videos for Bladder conditions

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Patient Surveys for Bladder conditions

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Bladder conditions
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Reseach about Bladder conditions

Visit our research pages for current research about Bladder conditions treatments.

Clinical Trials for Bladder conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Bladder conditions include:

• Efficacy of Amitriptyline for Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Amitriptyline
• Analysis of Expression of Nitric Oxide Syntheses and Their Functional Role in Human Urothelium - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of U101 for Bladder Pain and/or Urgency - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Alkalinized Lidocaine-Heparin
• PFMT in Treatment and Prevention of POP (POP Study) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Trial Comparing Intravesical Cocktail With Intravesical Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (PBS/IC) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Intravesical cocktail and DMSO
• more trials...»

See full list of 179 Clinical Trials for Bladder conditions

Statistics for Bladder conditions

• Medical statistics for Bladder conditions
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Bladder conditions
• Death and Mortality statistics for Bladder conditions
• Society statistics for Bladder conditions

Bladder conditions: Broader Related Topics

• Urinary disorders
• more types...»

Types of Bladder conditions

Types of Bladder conditions

• Bladder Incontinence
• Bladder Incontinence (Pregnancy)
• Urinary incontinence in children
• Bladder papilloma
• Cystocele
• more types...»

See full list of 25 Types of Bladder conditions

Stories from Users Related to Bladder conditions

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User Interactive Forums

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• What is the best treatment for this?
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