The Nurse at a Family Practice Clinic Is Providing Care

The nurse at a family practice clinic is providing care to a 47-year-old obese patient. The patient states that she realizes that she has put on extra weight but is reluctant to go to any exercise classes. She states that she often has to cross her legs when she sneezes and cannot do any exercises with her legs crossed. The health care provider has prescribed tolterodine (Detrol) . What is the rationale for this medication?

A) Tolterodine is used to treat overactive bladders and to decrease urinary frequency, urgency, and urge incontinence.
B) Tolterodine is used to improve the tone and tissue in the urethral and vaginal areas.
C) Tolterodine is used to facilitate weight loss by acting as an appetite suppressant.
D) Tolterodine is used to improve blood flow to the pelvic muscles to decrease urinary tract infections.