Nocturia
Keep a diary of how much fluid you drink, how often you urinate, and urine output. Record your body weight at the same times and on the same scale daily.
Make an appointment with your health care provider if:
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Excessive volume of urination means that you release abnormally large amountsof urine each day. The medical term for this condition... Read more »
Frequent urination is best described as having to urinate so often that your activities of daily life and sleep are adversely affected. This... Read more »
Urinary incontinence can be defined as the involuntary loss of urine. The urinary bladder, which stores urine until the patient voluntary empties its... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Excessive urination at night is a condition in which you wake up several times during the night to urinate. Waking up several times a night to... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
NocturiaPreventionReferencesGerber GS, Brendler CB. Evaluation of the urologic patient: History, physical examination, and the urinalysis. In: Wein... Read more »