This episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast is a brief review of the management of urinary retention in children. The most common causes are UTI and constipation – but you must be aware of neurological problems and assure that you history is thorough and your physical exam complete. You can listen right here via the streaming audio file – or subscribe on your device via your favorite podcast service.
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Gastroesophegeal Reflux and Gastritis – PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast
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Gatti JM, Perez-Brayfield M, Kirsch AJ, Smith EA, Massad HC, Broecker BH. Acute urinary retention in children. J Urol. 2001 Mar;165(3):918-21. PMID: 11176514.