Urinary Problems And Injuries, Age 11 And Younger: Check Your Symptoms


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Is your child unable to urinate?


See significance of inability to urinate if you need information to help you answer the questions below.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your child's symptoms.

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Call your child's health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.

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Does your child have severe pain?

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Has your child been unable to urinate or had a dry diaper for longer than 12 hours?

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Call your child's health professional today if you answer "Yes" to the following question.

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Does your child have mild to moderate pain?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.



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Last updated: April 30, 2007
Author: Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Peter Anderson, MD, FRCS(C) - Pediatric Urology
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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