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Case 41 - “I Don’t Feel Well”

Anticholinergic Medications, Incontinence, and Overactive Bladder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2024

Matthew Gibfried
Affiliation:
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
George T. Grossberg
Affiliation:
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
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Summary

Drugs for overactive bladder such as tolterodine and oxybutynin and other anticholinergic drugs (diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine) may precipitate delirium and should be used with great caution in residents who are frail, have pre-existing MNCD, have a history of liver disease, or are taking multiple drugs metabolized through the Cytochrome PCY450 system. Urinary incontinence in older patients can have significant psychiatric implications, including depression, anxiety, social isolation, and decreased quality of life. There are six major categories of urinary incontinence, including stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, overflow incontinence, functional incontinence, and total incontinence. There are two general classes of medications used to treat overactive bladder. These include antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) agents such as oxybutynin and tolterodine and beta-3 adrenergic agonists such as mirabegron and vibegron. The beta-3 adrenergic agents are preferred as they are not anticholinergic and are not included on the Beer’s list.

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Clinical Case Studies in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
Navigating Common Mental Health Challenges in Geriatric Care
, pp. 206 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Corcos, J., Przydacz, M., Campeau, L., Witten, J., Hickling, D., Honeine, C., Radomski, S. B., Stothers, L., & Wagg, A. (2017). CUA guideline on adult overactive bladder. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 11 (5), E142. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.4586CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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  • “I Don’t Feel Well”
  • Matthew Gibfried, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, George T. Grossberg, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
  • Book: Clinical Case Studies in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 31 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630344.042
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  • “I Don’t Feel Well”
  • Matthew Gibfried, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, George T. Grossberg, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
  • Book: Clinical Case Studies in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 31 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630344.042
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  • “I Don’t Feel Well”
  • Matthew Gibfried, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, George T. Grossberg, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
  • Book: Clinical Case Studies in Long-Term Care Psychiatry
  • Online publication: 31 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630344.042
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