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What Causes A Person To Urinate Frequently In The End-stage Emphysema?
My husband has end-stage emphysema and is on continuous (4L/m) home O2. He wants to know, why he has to urinate, or is practically incontinent of urine, when he desats, when he gets into the low 80's or high 70's he has to pee. Is it because it causes a bladder spasm or something? Does it take oxygen for his bladder to keep it's tone, so is it because his bladder doesn't have enough, that it relaxes, and that is when he urinates?
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in long standing emphysema. ..due to back pressure changes right heart failure which leads to pedal edema fluid on lungs...so sometimes diuretics are given by doctors whoch leads to frequent urination
in long standing emphysema. ..due to back pressure changes right heart failure which leads to pedal edema fluid on lungs...so sometimes diuretics are given by doctors whoch leads to frequent urination
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