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Urge incontinence (overactive bladder)
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Key high-yield points
- OAB = urinary urgency, usually with frequency and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence. Underlying mechanism is detrusor overactivity - involuntary detrusor contractions during filling overcoming urethral resistance.
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